screw press
noun
a device for applying pressure by the turning of a threaded shaft.
Origin of screw press
First recorded in 1680–90
Words nearby screw press
screw nail,
screw nut,
screw pile,
screw pine,
screw plate,
screw press,
screw propeller,
screw someone out of,
screw tap,
screw thread,
screw top
Example sentences from the Web for screw press
Spencer impressed a form of type on a planed piece of sheet-lead and subjected both of them to the action of a screw-press.
From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 |H. C. ForsterThis operation is performed by the aid of a punch and die fitted into a screw-press.
The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens |Henry BoreWhen the juice has been obtained by the aid of a screw-press or any other means, it is heavy, cloudy, and sour.