rounce

noun, verb — 3 senses

rounce

noun

Etymology Compare French ronce (“bramble, brier, thorn”), ranche (“a round, step, rack”), or English round.

1

Media, Printing, Publishing The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again.

2

Media, Printing, Publishing The whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen.

rounce

verb

Etymology Compare French ronce (“bramble, brier, thorn”), ranche (“a round, step, rack”), or English round.

1

Historical To restore damaged coffee by stirring it in a tub with boiling water and then drying it.

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