wine press

[ wahyn pres ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wine press¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

It seemed inevitable that they would all come down together like grapes in the wine-press, heaped up in a sea of heads.

From Project Gutenberg

In many of the vineyards the grapes are inspected in bulk instead of in detail before being sent to the wine-press.

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Dufour speaks of the berries ripening unevenly, requiring the green ones to be picked out before sending to the wine press.

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In many vineyards the grapes are inspected in bulk instead of in detail before being sent to the wine-press.

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After that first explosion the flow was more sober, and I looked upon the product of my wine-press more coolly.

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