pinworks

English

Etymology

pin +‎ works

Noun

pinworks (plural pinworks)

1. A factory that makes pins.
   • 2005, Maxine Berg, The Age of Manufactures, 1700-1820, page 234:

     A pinworks in Birmingham in 1810 divided the production process into thirteen different operations: the wire was drawn out to a proper size by a simple engine; it was straightened by another machine; it was cut into lengths; […]