presser

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presser - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Presser \Press"er\, n.
     One who, or that which, presses.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Presser bar, or Presser wheel (Knitting machine), a bar
        or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable
        the loops of the yarn to pass over them.
  
     Presser foot, the part of a sewing machine which rests on
        the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the
        machine.
        [1913 Webster]