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tinsmith|ˈtɪnsmɪθ|
[f. tin + smith: cf. goldsmith, silversmith, etc.]
A worker in tin; a maker of tin utensils; a whitesmith.
1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Tinsmith, a worker in tin. 1865J. Cameron Malayan India 61 These are..blacksmiths, tinsmiths, gunsmiths. 1892Le Caron 25 Years Secr. Service (1893) 303 Burke called at a tinsmith's shop, and asked the smith to solder up a box for him.
Hence ˈtinˌsmithing vbl. n. [see -ing1], doing tinsmith's work; working in tin.
1897Westm. Gaz. 15 Feb. 10/1 His occupation is that of a tinsmith in Leith, and one of his platform stories deals with the tinsmithing job that he was tackling when elected M.P. 1902Times 14 July 12/5 The various industries..included tinsmithing, carpentry, engineering. |