"hand press" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hand presses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hand press (plural hand presses)
  1. A press operated by hand, especially a printing press.
    Sense id: en-hand_press-en-noun-uMjIEenO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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