单词 | plough press |
释义 | > as lemmasplough press plough press n. Bookbinding a press or vice in which a book is held while the edges are cut with a plough (sense 5a). ΚΠ 1671 in J. A. Johnston Probate Inventories of Lincoln Citizens 1661–1714 (1991) 37 Shop on ye East side of ye streete—press 2 hand presses one plough one—old book shelves and other implyments. 1907 N.E.D. at Plough, Plow n.1 The knife of a plough-press or cutting-press. 1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Mar. h1 In the fourth step of trimming, the book is placed in a plough press with the rough edges exposed. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 25 Apr. 13 He had been using an ancient wooden plough press to smooth down all the rough edges by moving a blade back and forth over the book. < as lemmas |
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