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tinwork

tinwork noun: products manufactured using tin (the metal).

Noun

tinwork (usually uncountable, plural tinworks)

  1. (usually) Products manufactured using tin (the metal).
    • The most obvious part on a tractor is the tinwork – the nose cone, bonnet and wings: they are out there for all to see. If these parts look shabby, the rest of the tractor will look just like any other tractor, but get the tinwork right and your tractor will impress, and stand head and shoulders...2017, Richard Lofting, Vintage and Classic Tractor Restoration, page 228

Forms of tinwork

pluraltinworks

Origin of tinwork

From tin + work.

Questions about tinwork

What does tinwork mean?
Tinwork means products manufactured using tin (the metal).
What part of speech is tinwork?
Tinwork is a noun.
What is the plural of tinwork?
The plural of tinwork is tinworks.

Words near tinwork in the dictionary

  1. tintyping
  2. tintypist
  3. tintypists
  4. tinware
  5. tinwares
  6. tinwork
  7. tinworker
  8. tinworkers
  9. tinworking
  10. tinworks
  11. tiny

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