tinsmith

[ tin-smith ]

/ ˈtɪnˌsmɪθ /

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noun

a person who makes or repairs tinware or items of other light metals.

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Origin of tinsmith

First recorded in 1805–15; tin + smith

Words nearby tinsmith

tin pyrites, tinsel, tinselly, tinselry, Tinseltown, tinsmith, tin soldier, tin spirit, tinstone, tint, tintack

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How to use tinsmith in a sentence

Any tinsmith will turn up the sides for you, leaving the front a little higher than the others, so as to overlap the netting.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880|Various
Again I hopped—on my tin leg—to my friend the tinsmith, who kindly made me another tin leg and fastened it to my body.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum
The tinsmith was as proud of his workmanship as I was, and for three whole days, all admired me and praised my beauty.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum
But just then old Ku-Klip the Tinsmith arrived, and he seemed surprised to find so many visitors.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum

Also there were hammers and anvils and soldering irons and a charcoal furnace and many other tools such as a tinsmith works with.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for tinsmith

tinsmith

/ (ˈtɪnˌsmɪθ) /

noun

a person who works with tin or tin plate

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