half-stuff

[ haf-stuhf, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˌstʌf, ˈhɑf- /

noun

(in a manufacturing process) any material half formed, especially partly prepared pulp for making paper.

Also half-stock

[haf-stok, hahf-]. /ˈhæfˌstɒk, ˈhɑf-/.

Origin of half-stuff

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby half-stuff

half sovereign, half-staff, half-starved, half step, half story, half-stuff, half term, half the battle, half tide, half tiger, half-timbered

Example sentences from the Web for half-stuff

The half-stuff thus bleached, is now transferred to the beating engine, and worked into a fine pulp.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The quantity of half-stuff required may be easily calculated; one of these sides will take about five and a half 6-ft.
Rustic Carpentry|Paul N. Hasluck
A piece of half-stuff nailed to the wall will support the upper ends of the rafters.
Rustic Carpentry|Paul N. Hasluck
Except at the entrances, a sill of half-stuff runs from post to post on the platform.
Rustic Carpentry|Paul N. Hasluck

From these fibres the half-stuff for the paper was made by means of a rude mechanical process.
The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter Sindall

单词	half-stuff
释义	half-stuff [ haf-stuhf, hahf- ] / ˈhæfˌstʌf, ˈhɑf- / noun (in a manufacturing process) any material half formed, especially partly prepared pulp for making paper. Also half-stock [haf-stok, hahf-]. /ˈhæfˌstɒk, ˈhɑf-/. Origin of half-stuff First recorded in 1760–70 Words nearby half-stuff half sovereign, half-staff, half-starved, half step, half story, half-stuff, half term, half the battle, half tide, half tiger, half-timbered Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half-stuff The half-stuff thus bleached, is now transferred to the beating engine, and worked into a fine pulp. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure The quantity of half-stuff required may be easily calculated; one of these sides will take about five and a half 6-ft. Rustic Carpentry\|Paul N. Hasluck A piece of half-stuff nailed to the wall will support the upper ends of the rafters. Rustic Carpentry\|Paul N. Hasluck Except at the entrances, a sill of half-stuff runs from post to post on the platform. Rustic Carpentry\|Paul N. Hasluck From these fibres the half-stuff for the paper was made by means of a rude mechanical process. The Manufacture of Paper\|Robert Walter Sindall
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