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screw press
noun
- 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.
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In one corner, a man worked over a big screw-press, pressing the severed fragments of sponges into huge compact bales.
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The screw press was the earliest form of machine used, and then came the hydraulic press.
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All family resemblance has died out, although the printing machine is certainly a development of the little screw press.
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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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