pinworks

noun

pinworks

noun

Etymology From pin + works.

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; […]2005, Maxine Berg, The Age of Manufactures, 1700-1820, page 234:

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