Answer:
To push in from both sides
Explanation:
Since your squeezing it your making it squished
 
        
             
        
        
        
Given the context and wording, I would say the iron weight is symbolizing a scale, or a like instrument used for weighing things such as potatoes or hay. 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
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