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Trademark.

a brand of machine that smooths the surface of the ice on a rink.

[Origin: 1947; after Frank J. Zamboni, 1901–88, U.S. inventor

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A trademark used for a machine that resurfaces the ice in an ice rink.

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Zamboni

proprietary name for a machine used to resurface ice skating rinks, 1965, trademark of Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Paramount, Calif., claiming use since July 1962.

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