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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pallet or receptacle for holding type, used by bookbinders and for hand-stamping.
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Lettering may be done either with separate letters, each on its own handle, or with type set in a type-holder and worked across the back as a pallet.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Douglas Cockerell 1894
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