wine press
a machine in which the juice from grapes is pressed for wine.
Origin of wine press
1- Sometimes wine press·er .
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How to use wine press in a sentence
"I have trodden the winepress alone," he softly whispered as into his face came a new light of peace and strength.
The Fourth Watch | H. A. CodyHe trod the winepress alone, and of the people there was none with him.
The Bible and Life | Edwin Holt HughesIn Canada no wine was made, so the seigneur's winepress did not exist.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs | George M. WrongIt would be hard to overestimate the comfort she afforded him while he was treading the winepress of bitterness and humiliation.
In the blessing of God I also have hoped: and as one that gathereth grapes, have I filled the winepress.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for winepress
/ (ˈwaɪnˌprɛs) /
any equipment used for squeezing the juice from grapes in order to make wine
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