pinworks

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English

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Etymology

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From pin +‎ works.

Noun

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pinworks (plural pinworks)

  1. A factory that makes pins.
    • 2005, Maxine Berg, The Age of Manufactures, 1700-1820, page 234:
      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; []