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Definition of Rounce
1. n. The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again; -- sometimes applied to the whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen.
Definition of Rounce
1. Noun. (printing) The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again. ¹
2. Noun. (printing) The whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rounce
1. part of a hand printing press [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rounce
Literary usage of Rounce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History and Art of Printing by Philip Luckombe (1771)
"SETTING THE rounce. The rounce being well Set does not only eafe a Prefs-man in
his^abour, but contributes much to riddance in a train of work. ..."
2. Life in Victoria: Or, Victoria in 1853, and Victoria in 1858, Showing the by William Kelly (1859)
"... easy Character — Amusements at the Tent— Style of Living— Horror of Made
Dishes — The Reason why— The Game of rounce — Interference of the Doctor, ..."
3. The Printer's Grammar: Containing a Concise History of the Origin of by John Smith (1787)
"Having laid it horizontally, they fill up the cavities with pieces of reglet.
Setting the rounce. The rounce being well Set, does not only eafe a ..."
4. Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of All the Indoor Games Played at by Robert Frederick Foster (1897)
"If any player thinks he can win all rounce. This is an American corruption of Rams.
It is played with the full pack of fifty-two cards, which rank as at ..."
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