zinc wire, n.

zinc-wire
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc wirenoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc wire come from?

Earliest known use

1800s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc wire is in the 1800s.

OED's only evidence for zinc wire is from 1803, in Medical & Physical Journal.

### Nearby entries

1. zincoid, n. 1842–
2. zinc orange, n. 1918–
3. zincous, adj. 1842–
4. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
5. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
6. zinc roof, n. 1883–
7. zinc spar, n. 1796–
8. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
9. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
10. zinc white, n. 1847–
11. zinc wire, n.1803–
12. zincy, adj. 1757–
13. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
14. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
15. zindan, n. 1844–
16. Zindikite, n. 1694–
17. Zindiq, n. 1667–
18. zine, n. 1946–
19. zineb, n. 1950–
20. zines, int.?1701–10
21. zinester, n. 1986–

## Meaning & use

1. 1803–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1803

      > He placed the zinc wire on the tongue.

      Medical & Physical Journal vol. 10 58

Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.

zinc, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.