| 单词 | roller boy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroller boy roller boy n. Printing a boy employed to ink a forme or printing plate. ΚΠ 1830 Evangelical Mag. 10 Apr. 120/2 Mr. — went into the ‘American Tract Society’ printing office with the aforesaid memorial, and procured the names of the boys in the office commonly called roller boys. 1896 W. D. Howells Impressions & Experiences 27 He became a roller boy, and served long behind the press before he was promoted to..set type. 1930 C. E. Morgan Origin & Hist. N.Y. Employing Printers' Assoc. iv. 44 The Typographical Association of New York..denounced child labor, especially the use of roller boys. 2005 Chron. Higher Educ. (Nexis) 8 Apr. 14 Mr. Rummonds describes..the duties and best practices of every kind of printing employee, from the master printer and overseer through the various ranks of journeymen: compositor, corrector (or proofreader), pressman, machine man, roller boy (the inker of type), printer's devil [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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