linecasting

or line-cast·ing

[ lahyn-kas-ting, -kah-sting ]

nounPrinting.
  1. the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.

Origin of linecasting

1
First recorded in 1910–15

Other words from linecasting

  • linecaster, line caster, noun

Words Nearby linecasting

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How to use linecasting in a sentence

  • The next morning I saw a new face at the keyboard of one of our linecasting machines.

    Nine Men in Time | Noel Miller Loomis
  • Two still were at the linecasting machines, and a whole crew of others were running around the floor.

    Nine Men in Time | Noel Miller Loomis