zinc-topped, adj.

zinc-topped
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# zinc-toppedadjective

## Factsheet

### Where does the adjective zinc-topped come from?

Earliest known use

1930s

The earliest known use of the adjective zinc-topped is in the 1930s.

OED's only evidence for zinc-topped is from 1938, in the writing of Eric Ambler, writer.

### Nearby entries

1. zincography, n. 1834–
2. zincoid, n. 1842–
3. zinc orange, n. 1918–
4. zincous, adj. 1842–
5. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
6. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
7. zinc roof, n. 1883–
8. zinc spar, n. 1796–
9. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
10. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
11. zinc-topped, adj.1938–
12. zinc white, n. 1847–
13. zincy, adj. 1757–
14. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
15. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
16. zindan, n. 1844–
17. Zindikite, n. 1694–
18. Zindiq, n. 1667–
19. zine, n. 1946–
20. zineb, n. 1950–
21. zines, int.?1701–10

## Meaning & use

1. 1938–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1938

      > A zinc-topped bar and four marble-topped tables.

      E. Ambler, Cause for Alarm (1940) xiii. 203

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

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