Meanings
adjectiveoff stone (not comparable)
- not comparablejournalismA newspaper's edition is ready to start printing.
Sunday's first edition is off stone early on Saturday evening.
Origin
From the time when type was set manually on a stone slab. When the stone was finally cleared, the print run could begin.
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off stone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20stone
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“off stone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20stone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off stone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20stone.
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