"typecase" meaning in English

See typecase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: typecases [plural]
Etymology: From type + case. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|type|case}} type + case Head templates: {{en-noun}} typecase (plural typecases)
  1. (printing, historical) A case containing the printer's type characters. Tags: historical Translations (Translations): letterbak [masculine] (Dutch)

Inflected forms

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        "(printing, historical) A case containing the printer's type characters."
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