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tinwork

[ tin-wurk ]

noun

  1. something made of tin.
  2. such things collectively.


tinwork

/ ˈtɪnˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. objects made of tin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tinwork1

First recorded in 1490–1500; tin + work
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Example Sentences

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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