winepress
Britishnoun
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“The location of the winepress is near the top of Tel Zur Natan, where remains of a Samaritan synagogue were found with another inscription, and reveals Adios' high status.”
From Fox News ● Feb. 28, 2019
“This is only the second such winepress discovered in Israel with a blessing inscription associated with the Samaritans.”
From Fox News ● Feb. 28, 2019
In addition to the winepress, archaeologists also discovered stone quarries with rock-cut depressions for cultivating grapevines.
From Fox News ● Feb. 28, 2019
The great room is dominated by a six-foot-long stone fireplace capped by a mantel made from the same winepress that graces the front doorway.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Sir 33:16 I awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers: by the blessing of the Lord I profited, and tred my winepress like a gatherer of grapes.
From Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha by Anonymous
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