half-stuff
[ haf-stuhf, hahf- ]
noun
(in a manufacturing process) any material half formed, especially partly prepared pulp for making paper.
Origin of half-stuff
1First recorded in 1760–70
- Also half-stock [haf-stok, hahf-]. /ˈhæfˌstɒk, ˈhɑf-/.
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How to use half-stuff in a sentence
From these fibres the half-stuff for the paper was made by means of a rude mechanical process.
The Manufacture of Paper | Robert Walter SindallThe half-stuff thus bleached, is now transferred to the beating engine, and worked into a fine pulp.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreExcept at the entrances, a sill of half-stuff runs from post to post on the platform.
Rustic Carpentry | Paul N. HasluckThe wall-plates are of large half-stuff, with the flat side above.
Rustic Carpentry | Paul N. HasluckA piece of half-stuff nailed to the wall will support the upper ends of the rafters.
Rustic Carpentry | Paul N. Hasluck
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