tinworks

[ tin-wurks ]

/ ˈtɪnˌwɜrks /

noun, plural tin·works. (used with a singular or plural verb)

an establishment for the mining or processing of tin or for the making of tinware.

Nearby words

tintookie, tintoretto, tintype, tinware, tinwork, tinworks, tiny, tiny tim, tio tom, tip, tip and run

Origin of tinworks

1425–75; late Middle English; see tin, works

Definition for tinworks (2 of 2)

tinwork

[ tin-wurk ]

/ ˈtɪnˌwɜrk /

noun

something made of tin.

such things collectively.

Origin of tinwork

First recorded in 1490–1500; tin + work

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British Dictionary definitions for tinworks (1 of 2)

tinworks

/ (ˈtɪnˌwɜːks) /

noun

(functioning as singular or plural) a place where tin is mined, smelted, or rolled

British Dictionary definitions for tinworks (2 of 2)

tinwork

/ (ˈtɪnˌwɜːk) /

noun

objects made of tin

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