distributingn.

Etymology: -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈstributing.

The action of distribute v.; distribution.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun]

dolec1275

dealing1377

distribution1382

dispensationa1387

spreading1601

dispensing1608

distributing1663

participation1755

doling1876

handout1913

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 25 To be discreet in the distributing of them to some Carpenters.

1663 Royal Proclam. 25 May in Parl. Rep. Secr. Comm. (1844) No. 582. 89 The conveying of letters, or the distributing of the same.

1888 J. Southward in Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 701 [article Typography] There is hardly any operation which so strikes a spectator as distributing, for a competent distributor literally showers the types into their receptacles.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > post-printing processes > [noun] > distributing type

distributing1683

distribution1728

1683 [implied in: J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 207 The Compositer seeks..for a Riglet, a little longer..than the Line of the Page he is to Destribute; or else he cuts a Riglet to that length (this Riglet is called a Destributing-stick). (at distribute v. 5)].

1808 [implied in: Post-Off. Law with Instruct. (U.S.) Distributing offices, where the postmasters open the mails addressed Northern, Southern, etc., and distribute the letters into proper mails. (at distribute v. 5)].

1842 Clay & Rosenborg Specif. Patent 9300 2 The arranging or distributing machine.

1853 Mitchel Specif. Patent 1287 5 The types are to be taken in rows from the distributing machine.

1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 710/2 The least that a distributing-reservoir should hold is half the daily demand.

1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 710/2 Distributing-roller (Printing), a roller on the edge of an inking-table for distributing ink to the printing-roller.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Oct. 1/2 Goods..from that distributing centre [Hong Kong] are sent off to almost every market in China.

1888 J. Southward in Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 701 [article Typography] Distributing machines..in which the distributing is to a certain extent done automatically.

1891 ‘Lightning’ Gloss. Electr. Terms Distributing Boards, large blocks of paraffined wood, slate or similarly insulating material upon which are mounted the various switches, fuses, &c., connected with main or branch wires.

C2.

distributing-box n. a box containing apparatus for the distribution of an electric current.

ΚΠ

1913 V. B. Lewes Oil Fuel 109 The wires for each lamp..should be carried to the lamp from a distributing-box placed outside the pump-room or companion.

distributing-table n. Printing an inking-table.

ΚΠ

1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 190 His new perfecting machine was fitted with the distributing-table and ‘end motion’ of the composition inking-rollers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	distributing
释义	distributingn. Etymology: -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈstributing. The action of distribute v.; distribution. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] dolec1275 dealing1377 distribution1382 dispensationa1387 spreading1601 dispensing1608 distributing1663 participation1755 doling1876 handout1913 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 25 To be discreet in the distributing of them to some Carpenters. 1663 Royal Proclam. 25 May in Parl. Rep. Secr. Comm. (1844) No. 582. 89 The conveying of letters, or the distributing of the same. 1888 J. Southward in Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 701 [article Typography] There is hardly any operation which so strikes a spectator as distributing, for a competent distributor literally showers the types into their receptacles. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > post-printing processes > [noun] > distributing type distributing1683 distribution1728 1683 [implied in: J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 207 The Compositer seeks..for a Riglet, a little longer..than the Line of the Page he is to Destribute; or else he cuts a Riglet to that length (this Riglet is called a Destributing-stick). (at distribute v. 5)]. 1808 [implied in: Post-Off. Law with Instruct. (U.S.) Distributing offices, where the postmasters open the mails addressed Northern, Southern, etc., and distribute the letters into proper mails. (at distribute v. 5)]. 1842 Clay & Rosenborg Specif. Patent 9300 2 The arranging or distributing machine. 1853 Mitchel Specif. Patent 1287 5 The types are to be taken in rows from the distributing machine. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 710/2 The least that a distributing-reservoir should hold is half the daily demand. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 710/2 Distributing-roller (Printing), a roller on the edge of an inking-table for distributing ink to the printing-roller. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Oct. 1/2 Goods..from that distributing centre [Hong Kong] are sent off to almost every market in China. 1888 J. Southward in Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 701 [article Typography] Distributing machines..in which the distributing is to a certain extent done automatically. 1891 ‘Lightning’ Gloss. Electr. Terms Distributing Boards, large blocks of paraffined wood, slate or similarly insulating material upon which are mounted the various switches, fuses, &c., connected with main or branch wires. C2. distributing-box n. a box containing apparatus for the distribution of an electric current. ΚΠ 1913 V. B. Lewes Oil Fuel 109 The wires for each lamp..should be carried to the lamp from a distributing-box placed outside the pump-room or companion. distributing-table n. Printing an inking-table. ΚΠ 1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 190 His new perfecting machine was fitted with the distributing-table and ‘end motion’ of the composition inking-rollers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas diˈstributing diˈstributing adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] distributive1475 distributing1641 dispensing1815 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 21 That beneficent and ever distributing office of Deacons. extracted from distributev. < n.1663 as lemmas
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distributingn.

Compounds

> as lemmas