• (n.) Work done on or by a press. • (n.) Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure. • (n.) Act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; also, the product of such work. • (n.) Pottery produced by pressing clay into molds. • (n.) The art of printing from the surfac... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/presswork/
Press'work` noun The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done. MacKellar. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/156