punch press

American  

noun

Machinery.

1. a power-driven machine used to cut, draw, or otherwise shape material, especially metal sheets, with dies, under pressure or by heavy blows.

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Etymology

Origin of punch press

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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punch press

He has one 81-year old employee still working a punch press.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2021

Gary said John, his grandfather, who died in the late 1970s, made the lure heads at home with a punch press, using a die like the one at Westclox.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2014

Dieter Ott, 49, a former prisoner from Naunburg who worked on a punch press making parts for Ikea cupboards and doors, asked why Ikea had not questioned why it was not allowed to visit workers.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012

I go through floppies fairly regularly because we'll need to access a robot or punch press or milling machine or something else that has no other form of external media access.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2010

The paper or tin tops and bottoms are stamped out on a punch press.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)