presswork

American  

[pres-wurk] / ˈprɛsˌwɜrk /

noun

1. the working or management of a printing press.

2. the work done by it.

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presswork British  

/ ˈprɛsˌwɜːk /

noun

1. the operation of a printing press

2. the matter printed by a printing press

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Etymology

Origin of presswork

First recorded in 1765–75; press ¹ + work

Example Sentences

There are, for example, chapters about paper, typography and layout, typesetting and presswork, bindings, endpapers and dust jackets.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2020

He's going to try to help pay for all this wasteful presswork you're doing.

From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore

Less than nine hundred copies were printed in July, 1855, in the printshop of Andrew H. Rome, 98 Cranberry Street, Brooklyn, the author assisting in the type composition and presswork.

From The Bibliography of Walt Whitman by Shay, Frank

Yet newspapers have improved in presswork, and the typesetting machines have removed the evil of worn type.

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman

As a printer Froben was distinguished by the singular beauty of his roman type, the perfection of his presswork, and the artistic decoration of his books.

From Printing and the Renaissance A paper read before the Fortnightly Club of Rochester, New York by Slater, John Rothwell