punchcutter en · NOUN
Etymology
From punch + cutter.
Meanings
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Someone who carries out punchcutting; a person who makes punches for type founders.
Early punch-cutters appeared to have forged their own steel blanks, and the manner in which they finished their punches can often identify their work.
2009, James Mosley, edited by Michael F Suarez and Michael L Turner, The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain, vol. V, Cambridge, published 2014, page 170:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| punchcutters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |