rimmaking en · NOUN
Etymology
From rim + making.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The manufacture of wheelrims.
Concentrating almost wholly on tires, they acquired more textile mills, steel- and rimmaking factories, rubber and cotton plantations, and extensive distributing facilities, including dealers and retail outlets, […]
2003, Alfred Dupont Chandler, Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the American Industrial Enterprise, page 351:Goodyear buys carbon steel in 300 ton lots for its regular rimmaking.
1964, Steel, volume 155, page 98: