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 flap, composite function

Example sentences from the Web for composing stick

Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
After some animated debate at the conference, Lelaie declared, with some frustration, “If you push on the stick, you will fly.”
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The birds poop all over the forest, and thanks to the viscin, the mistletoe seeds in said poop stick to branches.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And for Larry Flynt, this might be a monumental opportunity to stick it to the dictator the best way he knows how.
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You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Whoever succeeded in getting the ring on his stick won the game, and carried the prize home as a sign of victory.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
By using his walking stick he discovered that they formed a trail to a point in the wall.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
I am not informed further; but inasmuch as you are living on the place, my advice is that you stick right there, and hold it.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The last time I tried it, I caught the end of my stick between two rocks and it broke.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd

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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composing stick

noun Printing.

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