off stone

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. A newspaper's edition is ready to start printing. not-comparable
    — Sunday's first edition is off stone early on Saturday evening.

词源

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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