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punch press
noun
, Machinery.
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of punch press1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
With heart beating double-time, he stood in the shadow of a great punch-press and listened.
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On Earth, if a man sticks his thumb in a punch press, he loses his thumb.
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The paper or tin tops and bottoms are stamped out on a punch press.
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