单词 | press-pin |
释义 | > as lemmaspress-pin press-pin n. Bookbinding rare a bar used as the lever on a screw-press. ΚΠ 1832 Times 4 June 3/6 He effected his purpose by striking the unfortunate gentleman..with a binder's press-pin (a short bar of iron). 1903 W. J. E. Crane Bookbinding for Amateurs ii. 9 Each press should be supplied with a round piece of wood..with which to screw it up and down when empty, and a short (4ft.) and a long (6 ft.) iron press-pin, fitting the screw socket. 1982 M. T. Roberts & D. Etherington Bookbinding & Conservation 204/3 Press pin. An iron bar used to tighten a large standing or lying press. Such pins come in two sizes—a short pin used by one man, and a long pin operated by two or more persons. < as lemmas |
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