brush out

brush out (third-person singular simple present brushes out, present participle brushing out, simple past and past participle brushed out)

brushes out (present singular third-person)
brushing out (participle present)
brushed out (participle past)
brushed out (past)

(transitive, obsolete, printing) To clean a form using lye or turpentine.


quoin up

en-verb

quoin up (third-person singular simple present quoins up, present participle quoining up, simple past and past participle quoined up)

quoins up (present singular third-person)
quoining up (participle present)
quoined up (participle past)
quoined up (past)

(printing, obsolete) To set quoins in place prior to fastening them (locking up).


slug out

slug out (third-person singular simple present slugs out, present participle slugging out, simple past and past participle slugged out)

slugs out (present singular third-person)
slugging out (participle present)
slugged out (participle past)
slugged out (past)

(transitive, obsolete, printing) To print (something) using slugs (A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine).


spirit master

(historical, printing) A two-ply sheet used in a spirit duplicator, in which the top sheet could be typed, drawn, or written upon, and the second sheet was coated with a layer of colored wax.


letter-quality printing

(printing) A printing method that produces solid letters that are as clear or clearer than those produced by a typewriter.


small letter

(printing, historical) A character that was once stored in the bottom half of a compositor's typecase.