winepress

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noun

A press used to extract juice from grapes as the first step of winemaking.

OriginMiddle English wyne-presse →
RareScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounwinepress (plural winepresses)

plural winepresses · alternative wine-press

  1. A press used to extract juice from grapes as the first step of winemaking.

    Which make oyle within their walles, and tread their winepreſſes, and ſuffer thirſt.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 24:11
    1 more example

    And the Angel thruſt in his ſickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, & cast it into the great winepreſſe of the wrath of God.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 14:19

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
calcatory

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwyne-presse
  2. Englishwinepress

From Middle English wyne-presse, equivalent to wine + press.

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Translations

Afrikaans pars, wynpars
  • parsdevice for squeezing grapes
  • wynparsdevice for squeezing grapes
Ancient Greek ληνός
  • ληνός (lēnós)device for squeezing grapes
Bulgarian преса за вино, преса за грозде
  • преса за вино (presa za vino)device for squeezing grapes
  • преса за грозде (presa za grozde)device for squeezing grapes
Catalan cup, premsa de vi
  • cupdevice for squeezing grapes
  • premsa de videvice for squeezing grapes
Esperanto vinpremilo
  • vinpremilodevice for squeezing grapes
Estonian viinamarjapress
  • viinamarjapressdevice for squeezing grapes
Finnish rypälepuristin
  • rypälepuristindevice for squeezing grapes
French pressoir vinicole, pressoir
  • pressoir vinicoledevice for squeezing grapes
  • pressoirdevice for squeezing grapes
German Kelter, Weinkelter
  • Kelterdevice for squeezing grapes
  • Weinkelterdevice for squeezing grapes
  • Weinpressedevice for squeezing grapes
  • Torkeldevice for squeezing grapes
  • Trottedevice for squeezing grapes
Hebrew גַּת
  • גַּת (gat)device for squeezing grapes
Hungarian szőlőprés
  • szőlőprésdevice for squeezing grapes
Irish cantaoir fíona
  • cantaoir fíonadevice for squeezing grapes
Italian torchio vinario, torchio
  • torchio vinariodevice for squeezing grapes
  • torchiodevice for squeezing grapes
Latin prēlum, torculum
  • prēlumdevice for squeezing grapes
  • torculumdevice for squeezing grapes
Polish tłocznia do winogron
  • tłocznia do winogrondevice for squeezing grapes
Portuguese prensa de vinho
  • prensa de vinhodevice for squeezing grapes
Spanish trujal, prensa
  • trujaldevice for squeezing grapes
  • prensadevice for squeezing grapes
Welsh gwasg win
  • gwasg windevice for squeezing grapes
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“winepress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winepress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winepress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winepress.

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