job case
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of job case
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Mr. Dorfsman presented a partitioned type drawer known as a California job case to Frank Stanton, the design-conscious president of CBS, and declared: “We’re going to do a big one of these.”
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2014
Similar to the California job case, but with more boxes on the capital letter side.
From Type Cases and Composing-room furniture by Stewart, A. A.
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