tinware
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tinware
Example Sentences
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Its gaily painted kitchen cabinets, dower chests, desks and tables, Bethlehem painted glass, grotesque Germanic Toby jugs and brightly colored tinware are far more colorful than the prim, functional antiques of New England.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bronson Alcott hit the road with tinware and almanacs instead of going to Yale.
From Time Magazine Archive
His ship, 16 days out of New York, was crammed with machines, parts, motors, industrial tools, tinware, reinforcing bars, steel beams, yarn, toys, dental equipment, books, refrigerators full of penicillin.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a traveling drummer in tinware, he saved $8,000 in commissions by the time he reached 30.
From Time Magazine Archive
He stood in the middle of the room where his combat with Swan had taken place, among the debris of broken dishes, wrecked table, fallen stovepipe and tinware, looking about him with grim interest.
From The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)
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