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composing stick

composing stick

noun Printing.
a portable, adjustable, usually metal tray that the compositor holds in one hand while placing in it type gathered with the other hand.
Also called job stick.


Origin:
1670–80
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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composing stick
 
n
printing a metal holder of adjustable width in which a compositor sets a line of type at a time by hand; now rarely used

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