composing rule

/K AH0 M P OW1 Z IH0 NG R UW0 L/
noun
  1. 1

    (printing, historical) A thin slip of brass or steel, against which the type is arranged in a composing stick, or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are lifted.

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