composing stick

English

A composing stick loaded with metal movable type, lying on a letter case.

Noun

composing stick (plural composing sticks)

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

Translations

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

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Danish: vinkelhage c
• Dutch: zethaak (nl) m, composteur (nl) m
• Finnish: latomahaka
• French: composteur (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Winkelhaken (de) m
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: kątnik m, winkielak m, wierszownik (pl) m
• Portuguese: componedor m
• Romanian: culegar (ro) n
• Russian: набо́рная верста́тка f (nabórnaja verstátka)