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ciderpress

ciderpress

8.2
A machine that presses apples to make cider
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪdərˌprɛs/
translation icon : prensa de sidra
  • They spent the afternoon feeding apples into the ciderpress to make fresh juice.

Examples

  • Tourists watched the traditional ciderpress in action during the autumn harvest festival.

  • The old farm still has a wooden ciderpress in the barn.

  • The ciderpress is essential for making fresh cider.

  • Many farmers use a ciderpress during harvest season.

  • The old farm still has a wooden ciderpress in the barn.

  • They spent the afternoon feeding apples into the ciderpress to make fresh juice.

  • Tourists watched the traditional ciderpress in action during the autumn harvest festival.

Synonyms

cider mill
vsciderpress
1 3.9

A place where people press apples to make apple cider

is a single machine used inside such a place
expressor
vsciderpress
  • Specialized
7.7

A machine that squeezes fruit to make juice

serves only for apples and for making cider

How Productive

cider mill
1 3.9
ciderpress
8.2

Surface Forms

ciderpress singular
ciderpresses plural

Morphology

ciderpress = cider + press (transparent) = cider + press

The compound directly combines 'cider' and 'press' to denote a machine that presses apples to make cider, a meaning easily inferred from the parts.

Etymology

Ciderpress comes from two parts: cider ('a drink made from apples') and press ('to squeeze'). So it is the machine that squeezes apples to make cider.