presswork

[ pres-wurk ]

/ ˈprɛsˌwɜrk /

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noun

the working or management of a printing press.

the work done by it.

Words nearby presswork

pressurization, pressurize, pressurized, pressurized suit, pressurized-water reactor, presswork, prest, prest money, prestation, prester john, presternum

Origin of presswork

First recorded in 1765–75; press¹ + work

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Examples from the Web for presswork

These, however, were casual activities; presswork took almost all his strength.
Musical Criticisms|Arthur Johnstone
The paper for quarter of a million copies will cost twelve hundred and fifty dollars, the presswork about five hundred dollars.
The Bread Line|Albert Bigelow Paine
Presswork is compounded because it has a special and specific meaning.
Compound Words|Frederick W. Hamilton
Here the four worked from early morning until nearly midnight, cutting out new sets of type and preparing them for the presswork.
Historic Inventions|Rupert S. Holland

The typesetting is all done by hand, and the type distributed immediately upon completion of presswork.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52|Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe

British Dictionary definitions for presswork

presswork

/ (ˈprɛsˌwɜːk) /

noun

the operation of a printing press

the matter printed by a printing press

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presswork

noun

Words related to presswork

Words nearby presswork

Origin of presswork

Examples from the Web for presswork

British Dictionary definitions for presswork

noun