tinware
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tinware
Example Sentences
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His ship, 16 days out of New York, was crammed with machines, parts, motors, industrial tools, tinware, reinforcing bars, steel beams, yarn, toys, dental equipment, books, refrigerators full of penicillin.
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One of his customers was Dimestore Pioneer Frank W. Woolworth, to whom Kresge sold a sizable order of tinware.
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As a traveling drummer in tinware, he saved $8,000 in commissions by the time he reached 30.
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Its gaily painted kitchen cabinets, dower chests, desks and tables, Bethlehem painted glass, grotesque Germanic Toby jugs and brightly colored tinware are far more colorful than the prim, functional antiques of New England.
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There was a cheerful sound of whistling and rattling of tinware mingled with the sound of axes.
From The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse by Garland, Hamlin
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