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slipsheet

American

[slip-sheet] / ˈslɪpˌʃit /

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.

slipsheet British

/ ˈslɪpˌʃiːt /

noun

a sheet of paper that is interleaved between freshly printed sheets to prevent set-off

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verb

to interleave (printed sheets) with slipsheets

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Etymology

Origin of slipsheet

First recorded in 1905–10; slip ¹ + sheet ¹

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