tinworks

[ tin-wurks ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

, plural tin·works.

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

tinworks

/ ˈtɪnˌwɜːks /

noun

1. functioning as singular or plural a place where tin is mined, smelted, or rolled

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinworks¹

1425–75; late Middle English; tin, works (in the sense “manufacturing establishment”)