composing stick

noun Printing.

a portable, adjustable, usually metal tray that the compositor holds in one hand while placing in it type gathered with the other hand.

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Also called job stick.

Origin of composing stick

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby composing stick

comportment, compose, composed, composer, composing room, composing stick, composite, composite colour signal, composite family, composite flap, composite function
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British Dictionary definitions for composing stick

composing stick

noun

printing a metal holder of adjustable width in which a compositor sets a line of type at a time by hand; now rarely used
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