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etaoin shrdlu

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et⋅a⋅oin shrd⋅lu

[et-ee-oin shurd-loo, -oh-in, ee-tee-]
–noun
the letters produced by running the finger down the first two vertical rows of keys at the left of the keyboard of a Linotype machine: used as a temporary marking slug or to indicate that an earlier mistake in the line necessitates resetting, but sometimes inadvertently cast and printed.

Origin:
1955–60
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