† pressroomn.2
Obsolete.
The cabin on a ship in which men newly pressed into the navy were confined.
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1813 Ann. Reg. 1812 Chron. 152/2 The new raised men on board the Neptune tender..broke through the pressroom, and took possession of the vessel.
1822 J. Nicol Life & Adventures 9 They [sc. captured smugglers] were all sent down to the press-room.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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