# rounce

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rounce