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noun

Presswork, Press work n.

The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done.

Work done on or by a press.

(Metal Work) Act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; also, the product of such work.

(Cabinetmaking) Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.

Pottery produced by pressing clay into molds.

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Etymology of 'Presswork'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... was united to Miss Susan Bennett, the beautiful daughter of the late George Bennett, Q.C. From this time until her decease, in 1858, he devoted his energies almost entirely to press work, making, however, his first essays in novel writing during that period. The 'Cock and Anchor,' a chronicle of old Dublin city, his first and, in the opinion of competent critics, one of the best of his ...

— The Purcell Papers - Volume I. (of III.) • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu