tinworks

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɪnˌwɜːks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tin′wûrks′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tin•works  (tin′wûrks′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -works. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
  1. Metallurgyan establishment for the mining or processing of tin or for the making of tinware.
  • 1425–75; late Middle English; see tin, works

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tinworks /ˈtɪnˌwɜːks/ n
  1. (functioning as singular or plural) a place where tin is mined, smelted, or rolled
'tinworks' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tinnery

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