iron chink
iron chink · iron chinks
An automated machine that processes fish for canningAn automated machine that processes fish for canning.
Meaning
1 sensesAn automated machine that processes fish for canning.
Origin
Named by the inventor, Edmund A. Smith, from Chink (“a Chinese person”), as it replaced laNamed by the inventor, Edmund A. Smith, from Chink (“a Chinese person”), as it replaced labor previously done by Chinese immigrants.
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Forms
plural: iron chinks| Singular | iron chink |
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