zinc-worker, n.

zinc-worker
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-workernoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc-worker come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc-worker is in the 1850s.

OED's only evidence for zinc-worker is from 1858, in a dictionary by Peter Simmonds, newsagent and journalist.

### 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-worker, n.1858–
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. 1858–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1858

      > Zinc worker and drawer, a preparer of zinc for making into wire.

      P. L. Simmonds, Dictionary of Trade Products

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

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