Pinworks
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A factory that makes pins.
"A pinworks in Birmingham in 1810 divided the production process into thirteen different operations: the wire was drawn out to a proper size by a simple engine; it was straightened by another machine; it was cut into lengths; […]"
Example
More examples"A pinworks in Birmingham in 1810 divided the production process into thirteen different operations: the wire was drawn out to a proper size by a simple engine; it was straightened by another machine; it was cut into lengths; […]"
Etymology
From pin + works.
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