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Definition of Squeezer

1. Noun. A kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit.

Definition of Squeezer

1. n. One who, or that which, squeezes; as, a lemon squeezer.

Definition of Squeezer

1. Noun. Something designed to squeeze something ¹

2. Noun. A piece of foundry apparatus for shaping a ball of puddled iron ¹

3. Noun. A playing card that has its value shown in a corner such that a closely arranged hand may be studied (originally designed for poker but now standard) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Squeezer

1. one that squeezes [n -S] - See also: squeezes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Squeezer

Literary usage of Squeezer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Manufacture of Iron, in All Its Various Branches: Including a by Frederick Overman (1854)
"Still, there is no doubt that the squeezer will answer excellently, ... Should its adaptation be proved, and should the squeezer supplant the hammers of the ..."

2. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1874)
"The weight of the various pieces composing a double squeezer such as we have described may be stated as follows ; — Bedding, 6 tons ; crank-shaft standards, ..."

3. The Manufacture of Iron, in All Its Various Branches by Frederick Overman (1850)
"Still, there is no doubt that the squeezer will answer excellently, ... Should this prove to be the case, and should the squeezer supplant the hammers of ..."

4. The Iron Manufacture of Great Britain: Theoretically and Practically Considered by William Truran (1863)
"Elevation and plan of carriage for conveying puddle balls to squeezer, ... Elevation of train complete from crab on driving shaft to squeezer-crank. Fig. ..."

5. The Useful Metals and Their Alloys: Including Mining Ventilation, Mining by John Scoffern (1857)
"The reduction of the bnll to a cylindrical bloom in the squeezer. is performed by a scries of squeezings; but as the stroke given to the lever by the crank ..."

6. Technological Dictionary: English-Spanish and Spanish-English of Words and by Néstor Ponce de León (1920)
"squeezer. exprimidor, squeezer (mec.) clothes wringer. — tie tomates (cook.) tomato drainer. ... lemon squeezer, ..."

7. Iron and Steel (a Pocket Encyclopedia): Including Allied Industries and Sciences by Hugh Philip Tiemann (1919)
"The machine for this operation is termed a squeezer, and may be of several types. The present form, known as a rotary squeezer, coffee mill squeezer, ..."

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