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GALLEY-STICK

\ɡˈalɪstˈɪk], \ɡˈalɪstˈɪk], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ_s_t_ˈɪ_k]\

Definitions of GALLEY-STICK

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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A long tapering stick, the breadth of which is less than the height of types, placed beside a column of type in a galley, in order that the type may be locked up or wedged in place by quoins.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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