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punchcutting

punchcutting noun: the craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era.

Noun

punchcutting (uncountable)

  1. The craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era.

Origin of punchcutting

From punch + cutting.

Questions about punchcutting

What does punchcutting mean?
Punchcutting means the craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era.
What part of speech is punchcutting?
Punchcutting is a noun.

Words near punchcutting in the dictionary

  1. punchbowls
  2. punchcard
  3. punchcards
  4. punchcutter
  5. punchcutters
  6. punchcutting
  7. punchdown
  8. punchdowns
  9. punchdrunk
  10. punched
  11. punched above

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