Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small turn-screw used by book-sewers to tighten the cords of a sewing-press.
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Examples
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With the Land Rover running on kerosene fumes, I finally pulled into a tiny village with one drunk guy manning a press-key register - thank god they had Super Unleaded, since the Rover is a prissy car that can't take the hard stuff.
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With the Land Rover running on kerosene fumes, I finally pulled into a tiny village with one drunk guy manning a press-key register - thank god they had Super Unleaded, since the Rover is a prissy car that can't take the hard stuff.
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