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cyder-press

Farming
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A device for pressing juice from apples to produce cider, symbolizing harvest, labor, and the transformation of fruit into drink; in pastoral poetry, it evokes rural craftsmanship and the cyclical rhythms of the agricultural year.

Detailed Definition
A cyder-press is an older spelling for cider press, the device used to crush apples and extract juice. In Keats’s poem it helps place autumn in an orchard-and-harvest setting, among the tools and processes of making cider.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Or by a cyder-press, with patient look” (Keats) watches apples yield their final juice; Cyder is an older spelling of cider, and the press is a farm tool for crushing fruit; “The cyder-press groaned while October sweetened the air” adds sound and harvest scent; Keats’s image slows time, making autumn labor seem patient and abundant
Additional Notes
The compound in the evidence names a specific old agricultural implement, which many modern readers may not know at a glance.; Found in the poem, To Autumn by John Keats
Also Known As
cider press apple press fruit press juice extractor
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