| 单词 | toy manufacturer |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoy manufacturer toy manufacturer n. a person who or company which makes or manufactures toys; a toymaker.Early examples may refer to a maker of small ornaments and trinkets (cf. senses 6a, 6c), rather than children's toys (the current and predominant sense). ΚΠ 1787 York Guide 44 Lund John, jun. Toy-Manufacturer, Goodramgate. 1802 Walker's Hibernian Mag. June 381/2 The prince of Hesse recently issued an order, prohibiting toy manufacturers from colouring their wares with any paints in which lead or copper is used, in consequence of the very serious injury which children frequently receive from putting such articles in their mouths. 1958 Economist 29 Nov. 798/1 While the essential elements of the game have provided amusement and diversion for centuries, bingo was named and introduced as a modern parlour game in 1929 by a toy manufacturer. 2002 Independent 1 July 16/7 No sensation ever swept America quite like the Hula Hoop, whose genesis lay in a visit by an Australian toy manufacturer to Wham-O's Los Angeles factory in 1958. < as lemmas |
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