press money
noun British Obsolete.
Origin of press money
First recorded in 1550–60
Words nearby press money
press gallery,
press gang,
press into service,
press kit,
press lord,
press money,
press of sail,
press on,
press one's luck,
press party,
press proof
Example sentences from the Web for press money
Press-money, proposition that those who refused it should be tried by martial law, iii.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Isaac DisraeliThey came again to give me press-money; but I would take none.
George Fox |George FoxWho would palter at press-money When he heard that sea-cry vast?
Songs from Vagabondia |Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey