iron chink

English

Etymology

Named by the inventor, Edmund A. Smith, from Chink (“a Chinese person”), as it replaced labor previously done by Chinese immigrants.

Noun

iron chink (plural iron chinks)

  1. An automated machine that processes fish for canning.
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