British Printing slang. A compositor employed on a casual or temporary basis. Cf. grass, n.1 11 grass cutter, n. 3. Now historical.
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释义 | society > communication > printing > printer > [noun] > compositor > temporary (4) grass hand1850 British Printing slang. A compositor employed on a casual or temporary basis. Cf. grass, n.1 11 grass cutter, n. 3. Now historical. grass cutter1853 Printing slang. A compositor employed on a casual or temporary basis; = grass hand, n. 1. Cf. grass, n.1 11. Obsolete. rare. sub1854 spec. North American. A printer who is available to work in place of another; a substitute printer. Cf. substitute, n. 4e. Now historical. substitute1855 North American. Printing. = sub, n.5 2a. Now historical. |
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