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composing stick

composing stick

An adjustable hand-held tray used to assemble lines of movable type.

All languages

English
composing stick
Norwegian
vinkelhake for håndsats
Japanese
植字用ステッキ — しょくじようすてっき — shokuji-yō sutekki
Korean
조판용 스틱 — jopanyong seutik
Spanish
componedor tipográfico
French
composteur
German
Winkelhaken

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