job case

noun

Printing.

1. any of various cases for holding type, especially one of several that accommodate both uppercase and lowercase letters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of job case¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Because training for the Olympics demands the kind of time investment that generally precludes a high-paying day job—case in point: Kristen Faulkner, the first American to win the women’s cycling road race in 40 years, quit her job as a venture capitalist to focus on cycling—athletes are turning to less conventional means of financial support.

From Slate

That provides more opportunity for the other two competitors for the starting job: Case Keenum and rookie Dwayne Haskins.

From Washington Post

Mr. Dorfsman presented a partitioned type drawer known as a California job case to Frank Stanton, the design-conscious president of CBS, and declared: “We’re going to do a big one of these.”

From New York Times

After two years on the job, Case, who has a joint psychology-law enforcement degree, makes $19,100.

From Time Magazine Archive

California Job Case—An extensively used type case arranged with boxes to hold capitals, small letters, figures, points, and the usual characters of a job font, complete in a single tray.

From Project Gutenberg