ironfounding

English

Etymology

From iron +‎ founding.

Noun

ironfounding (uncountable)

  1. The activity of founding iron in an iron foundry.
    • 1957 December, “End of an Era at Doncaster”, in Railway Magazine, page 819:
      The directors of the Great Northern Railway selected Doncaster as the site for the company's locomotive, carriage and wagon works in 1851, because of its proximity to extensive coalfields and ironfounding centres.
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