tinman
[ tin-muhn ]
noun,plural tin·men.
a tinsmith.
Origin of tinman
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How to use tinman in a sentence
In this soldering process ordinary tinman's solder may be employed; it must be applied very free from dust or oxide.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard ThrelfallThe patent cans serve a good purpose, but, for general use, are inferior to those ordinarily made by the tinman.
Soil Culture | J. H. WaldenMany a maimed and disfigured man had carried away from Vauxhall the handiwork of the tinman and his patron.
Danger! and Other Stories | Arthur Conan DoyleWoman or no woman, he would show the murmuring crowd what it meant to cross the path of the tinman.
Danger! and Other Stories | Arthur Conan DoyleHaving finished his apprenticeship, he obtained occupation in London as a journeyman tinman.
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