typeholder

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noun

A container for type.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nountypeholder (plural typeholders)

plural typeholders

  1. historicalmediaA container for type.
  2. A book-binder's pallet or holder for use in hand-stamping.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

typeholder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typeholder

MLA

“typeholder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typeholder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “typeholder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typeholder.

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