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COMPOSING-STICK

\kəmpˈə͡ʊzɪŋstˈɪk], \kəmpˈə‍ʊzɪŋstˈɪk], \k_ə_m_p_ˈəʊ_z_ɪ_ŋ_s_t_ˈɪ_k]\

Definitions of COMPOSING-STICK

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A small frame, held in the hand, wherein the compositor sets up the lines of type.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. An instrument in which types are arranged into words and lines, and adjusted to the length of the lines.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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