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press roll

press roll noun: a type of heavy roller, especially as used in papermaking.

Noun

press roll (plural press rolls)

  1. A type of heavy roller, especially as used in papermaking.
  2. (jazz) A type of drum roll whereby the drumsticks are pressed against the skin of the drum.
    • I really went for Ray's press roll on the drums; he was the first fay boy I ever heard who mastered this vital foundation of jazz music.1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “They Found the Body in a Ditch”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 2 (1923–1928: Chicago, Chicago), page 62

Forms of press roll

pluralpress rolls

Questions about press roll

What does press roll mean?
Press roll means a type of heavy roller, especially as used in papermaking.
What part of speech is press roll?
Press roll is a noun.
What is the plural of press roll?
The plural of press roll is press rolls.

Words near press roll in the dictionary

  1. press relations
  2. press release
  3. press releases
  4. press revise
  5. press revises
  6. press roll
  7. press rolls
  8. press run
  9. press runs
  10. press secretaries
  11. press secretary

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