tinworks

[tin-wurks]

tin·works

[tin-wurks]
noun, plural tin·works. (used with a singular or plural verb)
an establishment for the mining or processing of tin or for the making of tinware.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see tin, works

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tin·work

[tin-wurk]
noun
1.
something made of tin.
2.
such things collectively.

Origin:
1490–1500; tin + work
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tinworks (ˈtɪnˌwɜːks)
 
n
(functioning as singular or plural) a place where tin is mined, smelted, or rolled

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