Presswork

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Presswork \Press"work`\, n.
     1. The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or
        engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so
        done. --MacKellar.
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     2. Work done on or by a press.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. (Metal Work) Act or process of pressing or drawing with
        dies or presses; also, the product of such work.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     4. (Cabinetmaking) Work consisting of a series of
        cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     5. Pottery produced by pressing clay into molds.
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     6. Usually Press work. The work of a press agent. [Chiefly
        Theat. Cant]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]