wine press

[ wahyn pres ]

/ ˈwaɪn ˌprɛs /

noun

a machine in which the juice from grapes is pressed for wine.

Nearby words

Sometimes wine press·er.

Origin of wine press

First recorded in 1520–30

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Examples from the Web for winepress

Demons, whose voices are as rasping as a cart wheel or a winepress screw, cannot imitate the sweet tones of saints.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
What words were these to fall upon the ear of Gideon, cowering in the winepress, through fear of the enemy!
The Lord's Coming|C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
The angel then casts his sickle into the earth, gathers the vintage, and casts it into the winepress of the wrath of God.
The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy|W. E. Vine
It would be hard to overestimate the comfort she afforded him while he was treading the winepress of bitterness and humiliation.
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume 2 (of 14), 1899|Various

He trod the winepress alone, and of the people there was none with him.
The Bible and Life|Edwin Holt Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for winepress

winepress

/ (ˈwaɪnˌprɛs) /

noun

any equipment used for squeezing the juice from grapes in order to make wine

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