work and twist

1 of 2

verb

variants or work and whirl

: to print by the work-and-twist method

work-and-twist

2 of 2

adjective

variants or work-and-whirl

ˈ⸗⸗ˈ⸗

: involving a method whereby a sheet is printed twice on the same side from a two-up form by reversing the sheet when feeding the second time so that the part already printed by the first section of the form will be printed by the second section and vice versa

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1922, in the meaning defined above

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