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tinwork

noun
tin·​work | \ ˈtin-ËŒwÉ™rk How to pronounce tinwork (audio) \

Definition of tinwork

: work in tin

Examples of tinwork in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a mural with Louis Armstrong, tinwork on the ceiling, a black-and-white-checkerboard tile floor, and a booth fashioned from parts of a ’57 Chevy. Jonathan Hunley, Washington Post, "Two new creameries serve up dueling scoops in Old Town Manassas," 5 June 2017

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First Known Use of tinwork

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

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