ˈgas-ˌfitting
1. a. Chiefly pl. The apparatus (pipes, brackets, etc.) required for the employment of gas in a building. b. The action or occupation of fixing gas-appliances in a building.
| c 1865 Letheby in Circ. Sc. I. 132/1 No one is allowed to make use of his gas-fittings until the gas-fitter has tested their soundness. 1883 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Nov. 89/2 Gas-fittings go from Birmingham all over the Globe. |
2. attrib., as gas-fitting trade.
| 1893 Daily News 6 Mar. 7/4 The gasfitting trade continues dull. |