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tinworks

[tin-wurks] /ˈtɪnˌwɜrks/
noun, plural tinworks. (used with a singular or plural verb)
1.
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
1.
something made of tin.
2.
such things collectively.
Origin
First recorded in 1490-1500; tin + work
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British Dictionary definitions for tinworks

tinworks

/ˈtɪnˌwɜːks/
noun
1.
(functioning as singular or pl) a place where tin is mined, smelted, or rolled

tinwork

/ˈtɪnˌwɜːk/
noun
1.
objects made of tin
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