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ironworker|ˈaɪənˌwɜːkə(r)|
One who works in iron; one engaged at ironworks.
14..Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 583/2 Ferrarius, an yreworchere or an yremongere, or a ferrour. 1882Ouida Maremma I. 151 The ironworkers of Follonica beating the ore of Elba into shape. 1889Boy's Own Paper 7 Sept. 779/2 That picturesque town of ironworkers.
So ˈiron-ˌworked ppl. a., worked in iron, of wrought iron; ˈiron-ˌworking vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1730in Willis & Clark Cambridge (1886) I. 231 An Iron⁓work'd Desk for y⊇ Bible. 1846C. G. Prowett Prometh. Bound 33 On thy left hand the iron-working tribe. 1874Raymond Statist. Mines & Mining 499 Apparatus for iron⁓working is not yet represented in the laboratories. 1895Daily News 23 Sept. 7/4 Increased strength has been imparted to the iron-working branches by the further advance this week in unmarked iron. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 324 The other iron-working West Coast tribes. |