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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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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