The practice of compressing bales of wool to make them easier and cheaper to transport.
they bought a steam engine, to be used for wool pressing
Example sentencesExamples
- A novel yet surprisingly effective method of wool-pressing uses the pressure of the atmosphere to compress wool into a bale of standard size and shape.
- He was not a fast shearer so the work normally involved roustabouting, piece picking or wool pressing.
- You need to supervise the wool pressing to avoid mixed lines and branding errors.
- Held annually since 1958, this three-day event in late February or early March hosts eye-popping sessions of speed-shearing, wool handling and wool pressing.
- Other displays show shearing and wool pressing.