tinworks

[tin-wurks] /ˈtɪnˌwɜrks/

Word Origin

noun, plural tinworks. (used with a singular or plural verb)

an establishment for the mining or processing of tin or for the making of tinware.

Origin of tinworks

late Middle English

1425-1475

1425-75; late Middle English; see tin, works

tinwork

[tin-wurk] /ˈtɪnˌwɜrk/

noun

something made of tin.

such things collectively.

Origin

First recorded in 1490-1500; tin + work

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British Dictionary definitions for tinworks

tinworks

/ˈtɪnˌwɜːks/

noun

(functioning as singular or pl) a place where tin is mined, smelted, or rolled

tinwork

/ˈtɪnˌwɜːk/

noun

objects made of tin

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