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press rolls

press rolls is the plural of press roll.

Meaning of press roll

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

Questions about press rolls

What is press rolls the plural of?
Press rolls is the plural of press roll.

Words near press rolls in the dictionary

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

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