tinner
a tinsmith.
Origin of tinner
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How to use tinner in a sentence
The sides of this notch can be cut with a pair of tinner's shears, and the end can be cut with a sharp cold-chisel.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousMy three associates in this work were a tinner, a clothing salesman and a cabinet maker.
A Son of the Middle Border | Hamlin GarlandAll the articles usually made by the tinner also form a branch of their manufactory.
He would have liked to sit down by tinner Creasy and ask him about his doings—but the policeman had less poetical ideas.
The Chestermarke Instinct | J. S. Fletchertinner's tacks, which are used for clinching, are commonly called clinch-nails.
Handwork in Wood | William Noyes
British Dictionary definitions for tinner
/ (ˈtɪnə) /
a tin miner
a worker in tin; tinsmith
a person or organization that puts food, etc, into tins; canner
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