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screw press

noun

  1. a device for applying pressure by the turning of a threaded shaft.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of screw press1

First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences

For these purposes boiling water and a screw press are commonly employed.

In one corner, a man worked over a big screw-press, pressing the severed fragments of sponges into huge compact bales.

The screw press was the earliest form of machine used, and then came the hydraulic press.

All family resemblance has died out, although the printing machine is certainly a development of the little screw press.

When the juice has been obtained by the aid of a screw-press or any other means, it is heavy, cloudy, and sour.

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