forcing : Idioms & Phrases
Forcing bed ∨ pit
- a plant bed having an under layer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom heat for forcing plants; a hotbed.
Webster 1913
Forcing engine
- a fire engine.
Webster 1913
Forcing fit
(Mech.) , a tight fit, as of one part into a hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use considerable force in putting the two parts together.
Webster 1913
Forcing house
- a greenhouse for the forcing of plants, fruit trees, etc.
Webster 1913
Forcing machine
- a powerful press for putting together or separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into another, as for forcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing off a car wheel from the axle.
Webster 1913
Forcing pump
- . See
Force pump (b) .
