Cut the line
A term used among compositors, to signify leaving-off work. Generally, when several compositors are engaged upon a work, and one of them is out of copy or a letter, the whole of them are expected to “cut the line”—i.e., leave off work when he has finished the line he is then composing,—and all stant idle till a fresh supply arrives. It is a silly practice, and we are glad to hear that compositors in many houses have abandoned the system. Because one compositor is out of copy or letter, it is no reason why he should demand that all the others should leave their work, especially as it often happens it is near the end of a volume.
Cut the line
A term used among Compositors, to signify leaving-off work. Generally, when several Compositors are engaged upon a work, and one of them is out of copy or a letter, the whole of them are expected to “cut the line”—i.e., leave off work when he has finished the line he is then composing,—and all stant idle till a fresh supply arrives. It is a silly practice, and we are glad to hear that Compositors in many houses have abandoned the system. Because one Compositor is out of copy or letter, it is no reason why he should demand that all the others should leave their work, especially as it often happens it is near the end of a volume.