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iron chink

iron chink noun: an automated machine that processes fish for canning.

Noun

iron chink (plural iron chinks)

  1. An automated machine that processes fish for canning.

Forms of iron chink

pluraliron chinks

Origin of iron chink

Named by the inventor, Edmund A. Smith, from Chink (“a Chinese person”), as it replaced labor previously done by Chinese immigrants.

Questions about iron chink

What does iron chink mean?
Iron chink means an automated machine that processes fish for canning.
What part of speech is iron chink?
Iron chink is a noun.
What is the plural of iron chink?
The plural of iron chink is iron chinks.

Words near iron chink in the dictionary

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  6. iron chink
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  8. iron clay
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