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
Thereafter the tryworks roared, and the blubber boiled, and the black and stinking smoke of burning oil hung over the seas like a pall....
From The Sea Bride by Williams, Ben Ames
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
The first day out saw the dismantling of the tryworks; and broken bricks flew overside for half that day, all hands joining in the sport of it.
From The Sea Bride by Williams, Ben Ames
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