Definition of work and tumble
:to print by the work-and-tumble method
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verb
variants:
or
work and flop
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First Known Use of work and tumble
1903
work-and-tumble
adverb (or adjective)
variants:
or
work-and-flop
Definition of work-and-tumble
:with all the pages of a signature imposed in one form so that when the sheet is printed, turned over side for side, backed, and cut two complete copies result
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First Known Use of work-and-tumble
1931
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