composing stick

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composing stick

noun composing sticks

  1. A device used in printing with movable type to hold the type as it is being selected.

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noun A device used to hold printing type as it is being selected

Portuguêscomponedor
Françaiscomposteur
DeutschWinkelhaken
Românăculegar
Русскийнабо́рная верста́тка nabórnaja verstátka

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@misc{composing_stick_2026,
  title = {composing stick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/composing%20stick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}