metalworking

[ met-l-wur-king ]

/ ˈmɛt lˌwɜr kɪŋ /

noun

the act or technique of making metal objects.

Words nearby metalworking

metalmark, metalogic, metalsmith, metalware, metalwork, metalworking, metamale, metamathematics, metamer, metamere, metameric

Origin of metalworking

First recorded in 1880–85; metal + working

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Examples from the Web for metalworking

Metalworking, which is a biggie in Birmingham [several members worked for British Steel before joining], was even worse.
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Our loom is clumsy because, of course, our metalworking is not far advanced.
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In early Christian Ireland metalworking was brought to a pitch rarely equalled and never excelled.
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British Dictionary definitions for metalworking

metalworking

/ (ˈmɛtəlˌwɜːkɪŋ) /

noun

the processing of metal to change its shape, size, etc, as by rolling, forging, etc, or by making metal articles

Derived forms of metalworking

metalworker, noun

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