tinworks

[ tin-wurks ]
/ ˈtɪnˌwɜrks /

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 of tinworks

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

Words nearby tinworks

Definition for tinworks (2 of 2)

tinwork
[ tin-wurk ]
/ ˈtɪnˌwɜrk /

noun

something made of tin.
such things collectively.

Origin of tinwork

First recorded in 1490–1500; tin + work

British Dictionary definitions for tinworks (1 of 2)

tinworks
/ (ˈtɪnˌwɜːks) /

noun

(functioning as singular or plural) a place where tin is mined, smelted, or rolled

British Dictionary definitions for tinworks (2 of 2)

tinwork
/ (ˈtɪnˌwɜːk) /

noun

objects made of tin