vulcanizern.
/ˈvʌlkənʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈvəlkəˌnaɪzər/ 1. An apparatus used to vulcanize rubber; esp. one used in repairing tyres by vulcanization.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with other materials > [noun] > with rubber
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1849 G. W. Cullum Descr. Syst. Mil. Bridges i. 288 The Vulcanizer is a large hollow iron cylinder, like a steam-boiler, having a horizontal iron grating, of the length of the cylinder, which can be run in or out of it on a railway.
1885 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 4th Ser. 2/2 The roll being bound round with a wet cloth bandage, is ready for the ‘vulcaniser’.
1909 in H. J. Garland Econ. Motor Tyres vi. 56 One side of the Vulcanizer is concave.
1957 D. M. Considine Process Instruments & Controls Handbk. ix. 78 The operation of a tire vulcanizer, on a completely automatic timed basis, is an example of program control.
2000 Lapidary Jrnl. June 30/2 This..would have to be a cold mold; the heat and pressure of a vulcanizer would destroy a wax figure.
2. A person employed in vulcanizing rubber; esp. one who repairs tyres in this way.
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1869 Sci. Amer. 19 June 396/3 An experienced vulcanizer in rubber seeks employment.
1920 Amer. Garage & Auto Dealer Feb. 46/2 The average vulcanizer gets a kick out of most car owners and he deserves it.
1944 Jrnl. Royal Afr. Soc. 43 57 Bootmakers and tailors, carpenters and blacksmiths, bakers and vulcanisers should be assured of the chance to earn a livelihood.
2001 London Rev. Bks. 22 Feb. 14/2 Then my calamity occurred, threatening me with starvation: Ma'Abel, my wife for twenty-five years, left me for a vulcaniser at Warri.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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