hand press

noun

1. a printing press requiring hand operation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hand press¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Before I could say anything, I felt a big hand press down on my shoulder.

From Literature

Another press, the Washington hand press, works just as well as it did the day it was manufactured in 1852, Hatch says — with such certainty you’d think he used it back then.

From Washington Post

In one early video, Hatch is printing wanted posters on the hand press.

From Washington Post

In the background, the mechanical sounds — the paper releasing from the hand press, the hum of the jobbing press — are so precise and crisp, it’s as if you could reach out and touch them.

From Washington Post

If you wash it by hand, press it against the wall of the sink to get the extra water out, but don’t wring it.

From Seattle Times