composing stick
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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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Nearby words
comportment, compose, composed, composer, composing room, composing stick, composite, composite colour signal, composite family, composite flap, composite function
Origin of composing stick
First recorded in 1670–80
Also called job stick.
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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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