noun
oil press; press for extracting oil
A device used to press or squeeze oil from seeds or other materials. Often found in traditional or agricultural contexts.
この締め木で菜種から油を搾ります。
We press oil from rapeseed with this press.
昔ながらの締め木が資料館に展示されている。
A traditional oil press is on display at the museum.
Compound of 締め (shime, 'tightening, pressing') + 木 (ki, 'wood'), referring to a wooden press. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.