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Meaning:
Noun:
- A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; often used as a term of contempt.
- hot metal|_|printing|typography any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
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Verb:
- typography To perform a kerning adjustment.
- typography To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs), particularly in a proportional font (printing).
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