tinnen

[Eng. tin, s.; adj. suff. -en.] Consisting or formed of tin. "Thy tinnen chariot shod with burning bo es." Sylvester: Du Bartas, fourth day, first week. tìn-ner, s . [Eng. tin, s.; -er.] 1. One who works in the tin-mines. "I cannot take my leave of these tinners , until I have observed a strange practice of them, that once in seven or eight years they burn down (and that to their great profit) their own melting-houses."- Fuller : Worthies; Cornwall, 2. A tinman (q. v.). *tin-ni-ent, a . [Lat. tinniens , pr. par. of tinnio =to ring.] Emitting a clear, ringing or tinkling sound. "It will make every religious string, so to say, more p. 86. (1753.) 1. One who mends pots, kettles, pans, or the like. intense and tinnient."-E ay on the Action for the Pulpit , "Or by the sound to judge of gold and bra , What piece is tinker's metal, what will pa ?" IMG:content-1148.png:[blocks in formation]