Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off stone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: of-f -s-tone
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

A newspaper's edition is ready to start printing.

Example Sentences

"Sunday's first edition is off stone early on Saturday evening."

Etymology

From the time when type was set manually on a stone slab. When the stone was finally cleared, the print run could begin.

Questions

What does off stone mean?: A newspaper's edition is ready to start printing.
Where does off stone come from?: From the time when type was set manually on a stone slab. When the stone was finally cleared, the print run could begin.

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