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slipsheet

[ slip-sheet ]
/ ˈslɪpˌʃit /
Printing.
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verb (used with or without object)
to insert (blank sheets) between printed sheets as they come off the press to prevent offset.
noun
a sheet so inserted.
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Origin of slipsheet

First recorded in 1905–10; slip1 + sheet1

Words nearby slipsheet

slippy, slip-rail, slip ring, slip road, slip seat, slipsheet, slipshod, slipslop, slipsole, slip something over on, slip stem
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British Dictionary definitions for slipsheet

slipsheet
/ (ˈslɪpˌʃiːt) /
noun
a sheet of paper that is interleaved between freshly printed sheets to prevent set-off
verb
to interleave (printed sheets) with slipsheets
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