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premachine
premachine v.
Brit. 
/ˌpriːməˈʃiːn/
, /ˌpriːməˈʃiːn/U.S. /ˌpriməˈʃin/
/ˌpriməˈʃin/ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > machine > in advance
premachine1948
1948 Industr. & Engin. Chem. 40 1931/3 (table) All seats should be premachined to size.
2005 Doors & Hardware (Nexis) 1 Jan. 44 Many manufacturers will prefit and premachine doors at the factory, including pilot holes, for an additional fee.
premachine
premachine adj.
Brit. /ˌpriːməˈʃiːn/
, /ˌpriːməˈʃiːn/U.S. /ˌpriməˈʃin/
/ˌpriməˈʃin/ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [adjective] > pre-machine
premachine1916
1916 Econ. Jrnl. 26 450 There are..four times as many people living in England to-day as in the pre-machine era.
1999 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 107 S85 The issue is whether office workers had to be more able in the premachine period and became less able as machinery spread.
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