metalworking

[ met-l-wur-king ]
/ ˈmɛt lˌwɜr kɪŋ /

noun

the act or technique of making metal objects.

Origin of metalworking

First recorded in 1880–85; metal + working

Example sentences from the Web for metalworking

  • Metalworking, which is a biggie in Birmingham [several members worked for British Steel before joining], was even worse.

  • Our loom is clumsy because, of course, our metalworking is not far advanced.

    West Of The Sun |Edgar Pangborn
  • In early Christian Ireland metalworking was brought to a pitch rarely equalled and never excelled.

    The Glories of Ireland |Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox

British Dictionary definitions for metalworking

metalworking
/ (ˈmɛtəlˌwɜːkɪŋ) /

noun

the processing of metal to change its shape, size, etc, as by rolling, forging, etc, or by making metal articles

Derived forms of metalworking

metalworker, noun