stickful

[ stik-fool ]

/ ˈstɪkˌfʊl /

noun, plural stick·fuls.Printing.

as much set type as a composing stick will hold, usually about two column inches.

Origin of stickful

First recorded in 1675–85; stick¹ + -ful

usage note for stickful

See -ful.

Words nearby stickful

sticker, sticker price, sticker shock, stick figure, stick float, stickful, stickhandle, stickhandler, sticking place, sticking plaster, sticking point

Example sentences from the Web for stickful

With the opening installment of the first serial the Free Press published a photograph of the author over a stickful of biography.
The Fiction Factory|John Milton Edwards
The reporter presents himself at the city desk, tells what he has got, and is told by the city editor, “Write a stickful.”
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton
Stickful after stickful was arranged, until a page of type lay there.
Harper's Young People, January 4, 1881|Various
All that was worthy of preservation remained in what the printer calls a "stickful."
Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6)|Various

Nort walked over to the stone, took up a stickful of type, and began to distribute it in the cases.
Hempfield|David Grayson

单词	stickful
释义	stickful [ stik-fool ] / ˈstɪkˌfʊl / noun, plural stick·fuls.Printing. as much set type as a composing stick will hold, usually about two column inches. Origin of stickful First recorded in 1675–85; stick¹ + -ful usage note for stickful See -ful. Words nearby stickful sticker, sticker price, sticker shock, stick figure, stick float, stickful, stickhandle, stickhandler, sticking place, sticking plaster, sticking point Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stickful With the opening installment of the first serial the Free Press published a photograph of the author over a stickful of biography. The Fiction Factory\|John Milton Edwards The reporter presents himself at the city desk, tells what he has got, and is told by the city editor, “Write a stickful.” When Winter Comes to Main Street\|Grant Martin Overton Stickful after stickful was arranged, until a page of type lay there. Harper's Young People, January 4, 1881\|Various All that was worthy of preservation remained in what the printer calls a "stickful." Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6)\|Various Nort walked over to the stone, took up a stickful of type, and began to distribute it in the cases. Hempfield\|David Grayson
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