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English
Etymology
From the Latin torculārius.
Pronunciation
Adjective
torcularious (not comparable)
- (rare) Of or belonging to a (wine or oil) press.
References
- “Torcularious” listed in Thomas Blount’s Glossographia
Torcularious…, of, or belonging to a Presse that squieseth grapes.
- Edward Phillips, compiler (1658) “Torcularious”, in The New World of English Words: Or, A General Dictionary: , London: E. Tyler, for Nath Brook , →OCLC, column 1: “'Torcularious', (lat[in]) belonging to a Vine preſſe.”
- “Torcularious” listed in Elisha Coles’ English Dictionary
Torcularious, l. of a wine-рreſs.
- “† Torcula·rious, a.” listed as a subentry of “To·rcular, a.” on page 159 of volume X, part I (Ti–U), § i (Ti–Tz) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
- “†torcuˈlarious, a.” listed as a subentry of “ˈtorcular, a.” in the Oxford English Dictionary