tinwork

American

[tin-wurk] / ˈtɪnˌwɜrk /

noun

something made of tin.
such things collectively.

tinwork British

/ ˈtɪnˌwɜːk /

noun

objects made of tin

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Etymology

Origin of tinwork

First recorded in 1490–1500; tin + work

Example Sentences

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Tinwork from Haiti, masks from Mexico, silk from Thailand and baskets from Zimbabwe all share company on Santa Fe's Museum Hill for a three-day festival that often sends artists home with income surpassing a year's earnings, Cerny said.

From Reuters

The father, an old, cheery, small piece of manhood, could do everything connected with tinwork from one end of the process to the other, use almost every carpenter’s tool, and make picture frames to boot.

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