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单词 cotton press
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cotton press


noun

a press for baling cotton.

Origin of cotton press

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Words nearby cotton press

cottonmouth, cotton on, cotton picker, cottonpickin', cotton-picking, cotton press, cotton sedge, cottonseed, cottonseed cake, cottonseed meal, cottonseed oil
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Example sentences from the Web for cotton press

  • The view from the turret of the Cotton-press is much more advantageous.

    Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume I (of 2)|Harriet Martineau
  • Then we ran off to the cotton-press to see the last bales pressed.

    Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878|Various
  • One man he put into a cotton-press, and turned the screw till life was extinct.

    The Iron Furnace|John H. Aughey
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