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rimmaking

rimmaking noun: the manufacture of wheelrims.

Noun

rimmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of wheelrims.
    • Goodyear buys carbon steel in 300 ton lots for its regular rimmaking.1964, Steel, volume 155, page 98
    • Concentrating almost wholly on tires, they acquired more textile mills, steel- and rimmaking factories, rubber and cotton plantations, and extensive distributing facilities, including dealers and retail outlets, […]2003, Alfred Dupont Chandler, Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the American Industrial Enterprise, page 351

Origin of rimmaking

From rim + making.

Questions about rimmaking

What does rimmaking mean?
Rimmaking means the manufacture of wheelrims.
What part of speech is rimmaking?
Rimmaking is a noun.

Words near rimmaking in the dictionary

  1. rimless
  2. rimlessness
  3. RIMM
  4. rimmaker
  5. rimmakers
  6. rimmaking
  7. rimmed
  8. rimmed out
  9. rimmer
  10. rimmers
  11. rimming

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