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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of writing-or printing-machine of the type-writer class, in which the letters are arranged on a dial like the figures on a clock-face and a pointer or arm is moved to the desired letter, or the whole dial is turned on its center to bring the desired letter to the point where the impression is to be made.
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