type metal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of type metal
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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But all of them, good & bad, what with loss of manpower, type metal rationing, impending reduced newsprint and drastic losses in advertising revenue, have found themselves pinched tight.
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As editor of a crusading weekly back in the 1930s, New Mexico Newsman Will Harrison made so many enemies that he took to carrying a hunk of type metal for self-defense.
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Orphaned at 14, he worked during his high-school years first as a houseboy, then as a "pig boy," moving type metal in the composing rooms of the Los Angeles Times.
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Molten type metal, when poured into a mold, becomes hard, solid type when it cools.
From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)
On a Monday morning, in but moderate torment at Pearl's inconsistency, Wilbur Cowan sat at the linotype in the Advance office, swiftly causing type metal to become communicative about the week's doings in Newbern.
From The Wrong Twin by Wilson, Harry Leon
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