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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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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 function, composite materials
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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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