calcatory
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English
Etymology
From Latin calcātōrium, from calcāre (“to trample”) + -tōrium (“-ory: forming locations”), from calx (“heel”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to calcate + -ory.
Noun
calcatory (plural calcatories)
- (obsolete, rare) Synonym of winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine.
References
- “† calcatory, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023.
