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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A simple form of press producing pressure by the direct action of a screw: used by printers and bookbinders for dry-pressing, or removing the indentations of impression from printed sheets, and for making bound books more compact and solid.
  • noun Same as clay-press.

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