typewrite
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from typewriter.
Verb
[edit]typewrite (third-person singular simple present typewrites, present participle typewriting, simple past typewrote, past participle typewritten)
- (transitive or intransitive) To type using a typewriter.
- 1925, William Frederick Book, Learning to Typewrite: With a Discussion of the Psychology and Pedagogy of Skill, The Gregg pub. co.,
- These facts are set forth for learning to typewrite in Part II of this book.
- 1935, New Jersey Secondary School Teachers' Association, Lord Dufferin School. Old Boys Association, Yearbook, page 215,
- IF THE businessman discovers that his new office worker cannot spell, typewrite, compute percentage or punctuate properly, he is immediately confronted with a series of in-training problems.
- 1944, Robert Luther Duffus, The Innocents at Cedro: A Memoir of Thorsein Veblen and Some Others, The Macmillan company, page 71,
- I began to typewrite copy letters for him, and I have never been long free from the typewriter since.
- 1994, Kas Mazurek and Margret A. Winzer, Comparative Studies in Special Education, Gallaudet University Press, page 193,
- Third, a major barrier for blind and physically handicapped children is removed by permitting them to typewrite their answers during public examinations.
- 1925, William Frederick Book, Learning to Typewrite: With a Discussion of the Psychology and Pedagogy of Skill, The Gregg pub. co.,