penny press

noun

old-fashioned steam-powered printing press used to produce newspapers cheaply (often sold for a penny)

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Meanings

nounpenny press (plural penny presses)

plural penny presses

  1. old-fashioned steam-powered printing press used to produce newspapers cheaply (often sold for a penny)

Origin

Compound of penny + press

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APA

penny press. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penny%20press

MLA

“penny press.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penny%20press. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penny press,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penny%20press.

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