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dishmaking

dishmaking noun: the manufacture of dishes.

Noun

dishmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of dishes.
    • Talk to her over a beer after work and she'll tell you how difficult the dishmaking process can be: glazing errors, for example, can ruin an entire batch of dishes worth several thousand dollars.1989, The Best of Inc. Guide to Managing People, page 56

Origin of dishmaking

From dish + making.

Questions about dishmaking

What does dishmaking mean?
Dishmaking means the manufacture of dishes.
What part of speech is dishmaking?
Dishmaking is a noun.

Words near dishmaking in the dictionary

  1. dishlicker
  2. dishlickers
  3. dishlike
  4. dishmaker
  5. dishmakers
  6. dishmaking
  7. Dishman
  8. Dishmans
  9. Dishmon
  10. Dishmons
  11. dishmop

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