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rounce

The English word “rounce” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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. The whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen.

verb

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

Etymology

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

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