What does tinner mean?
Tinner means A tinsmith..
Tinner
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
A tinsmith..
Definitions by Sense
- A tinsmith.
- A worker in a tin mine.
- (Cornwall) The pied wagtail.
Example Sentences
The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record.
The country-people say that the "tinner," that is the "dishwasher" or water-wagtail, is scarcer than it was before the blizzard, which must have caused the death of tens of thousands of birds. They call it the tinner, because it builds its nest in the mouth of the old mine-shafts.
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- tinners
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The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record.
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