Copyholder

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Copyholder \Cop"y*hold`er\, n.
     1. (Eng. Law) One possessed of land in copyhold.
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     2. (print.)
        (a) A device for holding copy for a compositor.


        (b) One who reads copy to a proof reader.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  copyholder
       n : mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the
           compositor