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Stickful   Listen
noun
Stickful  n.  (pl. stickfuls)  (Print.) As much set type as fills a composing stick.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Stickful" Quotes from Famous Books



... Redistribution and rectification of the error were in order. It took a good half-hour to get the type properly arranged in the chase. When single letters did not drop through from the middle, the ends of the lines fell away, and then, try as they would, the boys were unable to lock the stickful in the chase. Either it would not bind, or it warped out or in so that even without trial it could be seen that a clear impression was manifestly impossible. These and other mechanical difficulties occupied them until noon. ...
— The Adventures of Bobby Orde • Stewart Edward White



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