printing office
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of printing office
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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The chief justice apparently never discovered the source of O’Brien’s scoops, though one report suggested that he suspected someone in the court’s printing office, who would have had access to the final drafts.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022
She helped run his printing office and managed the family’s affairs during his lengthy absences.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2022
“WANTED — A good stout boy as press boy in printing office; wages small to begin with.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2021
Before the professions of typesetters and pressmen split, most printers were jacks-of-all-trades, completing apprenticeships that required they learn every task in a printing office.
From Economist ● May 23, 2018
A slaver must have snuck into the printing office and put that in there.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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