metal-bending
noun
1The bending of metal, especially as part of a manufacturing process (frequently attributive or as adjective).
2 Informal (chiefly North American ) = manufacturing.
3The act of bending metal using telekinetic powers.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club.
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