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job case

American

noun

Printing.

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

Etymology

Origin of job case

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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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 • Apr. 9, 2014

Similar to the California job case, but with more boxes on the capital letter side.

From Type Cases and Composing-room furniture by Stewart, A. A.

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