tinman

[ tin-muhn ]

noun,plural tin·men.
  1. a tinsmith.

Origin of tinman

1
First recorded in 1605–15; tin + -man

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How to use tinman in a sentence

  • In this soldering process ordinary tinman's solder may be employed; it must be applied very free from dust or oxide.

    On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
  • The patent cans serve a good purpose, but, for general use, are inferior to those ordinarily made by the tinman.

    Soil Culture | J. H. Walden
  • Many a maimed and disfigured man had carried away from Vauxhall the handiwork of the tinman and his patron.

    Danger! and Other Stories | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Woman or no woman, he would show the murmuring crowd what it meant to cross the path of the tinman.

    Danger! and Other Stories | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Having finished his apprenticeship, he obtained occupation in London as a journeyman tinman.