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noun

Tinner n.

One who works in a tin mine.

One who makes, or works in, tinware; a tinman.

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Etymology of 'Tinner'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Tinner" Quotes from Famous Books

... invitations for this anniversary may be made upon cards covered with a tin card inclosed. The guests, if they desire to accompany their congratulations with appropriate presents, have the whole list of articles manufactured by the tinner's art from which ...

— Our Deportment - Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society • John H. Young

... 1/2 in. long and less than 1/2 in. in diameter. You can make a coil by tightly wrapping stiff iron wire around a pencil. The steel wire springs taken from old window-shades are excellent for this purpose. They may be cut into lengths with tinner's shears. ...

— How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus • Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John

... alcohol lamp may be made by taking a tin box, placing a tube in it, and putting in a common lamp wick. Any tinner can make one in a few minutes, at a ...

— Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners • B.G. Jefferis

... business, beginning when I was very small. I don't remember havin' any mother, so I'll leave her out. My old man was very particular; he liked to see things done right. One day I was with him, and we saw a tinner nailing a new leader or tin water-spout to the side of ...

— The Stories of the Three Burglars • Frank Richard Stockton

Words linked to "Tinner" : tinsmith, smith