tryworks
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of tryworks
1785–95; try + works (in the sense “manufacturing establishment”)
Example Sentences
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Bottles believed to date to the early 1800s are visible around Industry, but no ship's nameplate; what appears to be modern fishing line lies near the metal tryworks used to produce oil from whale fat.
From Fox News • Mar. 23, 2022
Bottles believed to date to the early 1800s are visible around Industry, but no ship’s nameplate; what appears to be modern fishing line lies near the metal tryworks used to produce oil from whale fat.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022
He saw her before she saw him, saw her face illumined by the light of the flare in the rigging above the tryworks.
From The Sea Bride by Williams, Ben Ames
The cover was removed from the "tryworks" amidships, revealing two gigantic pots set in a frame of brickwork side by side, capable of holding 200 gallons each.
From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Bullen, Frank T.
For the rest, the convention of the deck kept Brander forward of the tryworks; and Faith never went forward.
From The Sea Bride by Williams, Ben Ames
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