The craft or process of manufacturing chains, or the industry that produces them.
From English 'chain' + 'making' (present participle of 'make'). The term became established during the Industrial Revolution as chainmaking evolved into a major industry.
Chainmaking towns in the English Midlands became so specialized that their prosperity rose and fell with naval power—when Britain ruled the seas, chain-making regions thrived.
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