stick
1. A device used to hold the leaves of a current
issue, or several current issues, of a newspaper.
It is, in effect, a split stick which grips the
newspaper at the fold both inside and outside, and
is held at the end by a thong or ring, or other
type of fastener. 2. The metal holder in which
type is set for stamping titles in a blocking
press. 3. The implement used in setting printing
type by hand, and called a composing stick. (12 , 259 )
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