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tinworks
[
tin
-wurks]
/ˈtɪnˌwɜrks/
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Word Origin
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
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late Middle English
1425-1475
1425-75;
late Middle English;
see
tin
,
works
tinwork
[
tin
-wurk]
/ˈtɪnˌwɜrk/
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Syllables
noun
1.
something made of
tin
.
2.
such things collectively.
Origin
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First recorded in
1490-1500;
tin
+
work
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British Dictionary definitions for
tinworks
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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tinworks
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Word Value for
tinworks
15
16
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