variants:
or work and flop
Definition of work and tumble
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to print by the work-and-tumble method
work-and-tumble
adverb (or adjective)variants:
or work-and-flop \ ˈ⸗⸗ˈ⸗ \
Definition of work-and-tumble (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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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The first known use of work and tumble was in 1903
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