rimmaking

English

Etymology

rim +‎ making

Noun

rimmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of wheelrims.
    • 1964, Steel, volume 155, page 98:
      Goodyear buys carbon steel in 300 ton lots for its regular rimmaking.
    • 2003, Alfred Dupont Chandler, Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the American Industrial Enterprise, page 351:
      Concentrating almost wholly on tires, they acquired more textile mills, steel- and rimmaking factories, rubber and cotton plantations, and extensive distributing facilities, including dealers and retail outlets, […]
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