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wine press

[ wahyn pres ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wine press1

First recorded in 1520–30

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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.

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

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

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

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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