What is a piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high called?
block — (Print.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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