linecasting

or line-cast·ing

[lahyn-kas-ting, -kah-sting]

noun Printing.

the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.

Origin of linecasting

First recorded in 1910–15

Related formsline·cast·er, line caster, noun

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Historical Examples of linecasting

The next morning I saw a new face at the keyboard of one of our linecasting machines.
Nine Men in Time
Noel Miller Loomis
Two still were at the linecasting machines, and a whole crew of others were running around the floor.
Nine Men in Time
Noel Miller Loomis