stannary
Americannoun
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a tin-mining region or district.
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a place where tin is mined or smelted.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of stannary
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin stannāria tin mine, equivalent to Late Latin stann ( um ) stannum + -āria -ary
Example Sentences
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It was an active centre of mining, and became a stannary or coinage town.
From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)
Henceforward the Devonshire miners were separated from the Cornish, and held stannary parliaments on the top of Crockern Tor.
From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind
Through a dip in the woods presently peeped the ancient stannary town of Chagford, from the summit of its own little eminence on the eastern confines of Dartmoor.
From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden
The holding of the Blackmore Court here, which is the most considerable of the stannary courts, or courts relating to the tin works, have also contributed to augment its prosperity.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
Ashburton is one of the old stannary towns, and besides mining, it was known for its trade in woollen goods, especially serges.
From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind
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