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composing stick

 
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–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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composing stick  
n.  A small shallow tray, usually metal and with an adjustable end, in which type is set by hand. Also called job stick.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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