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81Fly press — Fly Fly, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[=y]ge, fle[ o]ge, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any winged insect; esp …
82Wood Screw Pump — The Wood Screw Pump is a low lift axial flow drainage pump designed by A. Baldwin Wood in 1913 to cope with the drainage problems of New Orleans. Until the installation of Wood s extremely efficient pumps, the city had experienced chronic… …
83Drill press — A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. [1913 Webster] …
84wool press — /ˈwʊl prɛs/ (say wool pres) noun a hydraulic press set in a strong frame, designed to ram wool into a woolpack. Also, wool screw. –wool presser, noun …
85fly press — noun : a fly operated hand screw press (as for embossing) …
86linen press — noun 1. : a large cupboard or cabinet for the storage of domestic linens 2. : a press consisting of a flat bed upon which damp linen is placed for flattening through pressure applied with a large wooden screw …
87packing press — noun or packing screw : a press for compressing or packing a substance into a smaller compass …
88duck press — /ˈdʌk prɛs/ (say duk pres) noun a device made from brass or other heavy weight metal employing a disc and a turning screw, used to squeeze all juices and marrow out of a roast duck carcass, the juices being added to a wine reduction as a sauce… …
89sewing press — noun or sewing bench or sewing frame : a wooden device for bookbinding having a baseboard and two screw threaded uprights supporting a crossbar from which cords used in hand sewing are stretched to the baseboard …
90packing screw — noun see packing press …
