calcatory

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noun

Synonym of winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine.

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winepressparticularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine
OriginLatin calcātōrium →
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Meanings

nouncalcatory (plural calcatories)

plural calcatories

  1. obsoleterareSynonym of winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine.

    Above it well the calcatory make,

    c. 1420, translating Palladius as De Re Rustica, ll. 461–462

    Synonyms: winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine.

Similar
winepressparticularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine

Origin

  1. Latincalcātōrium
  2. Englishcalcatory

From Latin calcātōrium, from calcāre (“to trample”) + -tōrium (“-ory: forming locations”), from calx (“heel”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to calcate + -ory.

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