zinc-roofed, adj.

zinc-roofed
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-roofedadjective

## Factsheet

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

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the adjective zinc-roofed is in the 1890s.

OED's only evidence for zinc-roofed is from 1899, in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.

### Nearby entries

1. zincograph, v. 1865–
2. zincographer, n. 1839–
3. zincographic, adj. 1850–
4. zincography, n. 1834–
5. zincoid, n. 1842–
6. zinc orange, n. 1918–
7. zincous, adj. 1842–
8. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
9. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
10. zinc roof, n. 1883–
11. zinc-roofed, adj.1899–
12. zinc spar, n. 1796–
13. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
14. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
15. zinc white, n. 1847–
16. zincy, adj. 1757–
17. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
18. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
19. zindan, n. 1844–
20. Zindikite, n. 1694–
21. Zindiq, n. 1667–

## Meaning & use

1. 1899–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1899

      > The zinc-roofed bungalow.

      Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine February 312

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

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