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tinsmith

American  
[tin-smith] / ˈtɪnˌsmɪθ /

noun

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

tinsmith British  
/ ˈtɪnˌsmɪθ /

noun

  1. a person who works with tin or tin plate

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Etymology

Origin of tinsmith

First recorded in 1805–15; tin + smith

Example Sentences

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It chanced to him to pass his holidays there just when Tennyson and Mr Palgrave had left—"Mr Tinsmith and Mr Pancake," as Robert the boatman, a very black Celt, called them.

From Alfred Tennyson by Lang, Andrew

His brother Tinsmith showed no friendly spirit; He deemed him far too low in workman-merit!

From The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects by Cowherd, Thomas

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