linotype means A form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
Etymology
From a trade name, presumably line + -o- + type.
noun
- A form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.“His days were spent at his linotype, where he refreshed himself occasionally from an ever-present gallon jug of cherry wine.”
- The slug produced by such a machine, or matter composed in such lines.
verb
- To prepare (printed matter) using a linotype machine.