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Presser
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Pressgang Press"gang`, n. See Press gang, under Press.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Press Press, n. [For prest, confused with press.] A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. I have misused the king's press. --Shak. Press gang, or Pressgang, a detachment of seamen under the command of an officer empowered to force men into the naval service. See Impress gang, under Impress. Press money, money paid to a man enlisted into public service. See Prest money, under Prest, a.
