Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A machine for putting the wire in the edges of tin pans, pails, or other tinware.

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  • The advertising had been minimal, but the wire-press story had piqued interest and the rock underground had taken care of the rest.

    With Friends Like These... Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977

  • The advertising had been minimal, but the wire-press story had piqued interest and the rock underground had taken care of the rest.

    With Friends Like These Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977

  • The advertising had been minimal, but the wire-press story had piqued interest and the rock underground had taken care of the rest.

    With Friends Like These... Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977

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