stickfuls

/ˈstɪkˌfʊlz/
noun
  1. Plural of stickful; multiple quantities of type or text as held in a composing stick.
    • He measured out two stickfuls of lead characters.
    • The printer needed several stickfuls of type for the long article.
    • The apprentice carried stickfuls of type to the press.
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