Definition of "screw-press" [screw-press]

• A simple form of press producing pressure by the direct action of a screw: used by printers and bookbinders for dry-pressing, or removing the indentations of impression from printed sheets, and for making bound books more compact and solid. (noun)
• Same as clay-press. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The reputation of the Neapolitan screw-press pasta extruder even reached the United States in the late eighteenth century."
• "Donkor, P.: A hand-operated screw-press for extracting palm oil:"
• "Solvent-extracted meal is lower in oil content than screw-press (expeller) or hydraulic press meal and these materials may be solvent-extracted subsequently in order to obtain more edible oil."