释义 |
ˈnail-making, vbl. n. [f. nail n. + making vbl. n.] The process of making nails. Also attrib.
c1835Encycl. Metrop. VIII. 688/1 Various patented inventions for nail-making machinery. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 1508/2 Machinery for splitting rods for nail-making was first introduced in Sweden. 1887P. McNeill Blawearie 153 Right and left at it we went as hard as nail-making. |