1 iron chink | Definition of iron chink

iron chink

noun

Definition of iron chink

dated, offensive
: a machine for rapidly cleaning and dressing fish (as salmon) at a cannery

History and Etymology for iron chink

chink entry 7; from its performance of tasks formerly done by Chinese

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