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Broke
Paper trimmings or paper damaged from breaks on the paper machine and in finishing operations. The term applied to wastage in the manufacture and finishing of paper, in the paper mill. Technically, the wastage that occurs on the paper machine, prior to subsequent finishing operations. Most broke or wastage in the paper mill is returned to the paper machine furnish for reprocessing into saleable paper.
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