单词 | rolling room |
释义 | > as lemmasrolling room rolling room n. a room at a mint in which the metal for coins is rolled into strips. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > coining > [noun] > mint > parts of bullion1336 melting house1431 rolling room1816 1816 Ann. Reg. 1815 Chron. 84/2 The silver or rolling room. 1872 Manufacturer & Builder Mar. 57/1 It will be remembered that in the rolling-room the strips of gold were once annealed; but that afterward they underwent a renewed series of laminations. 1900 Overland Monthly Dec. 573/1 The large scale in the rolling room, which will weigh 3,000 ounces at once, will tip with a small scrap torn from the edge of a newspaper. 1992 C. E. Challis New Hist. Royal Mint iv. 527 The old rolling room was retained largely unchanged for silver and bronze. < as lemmas |
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