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tinman

/tin-muhn/US // ˈtɪn mən //

铁皮人,罐头人,锡人,锡工

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tin·men.

    • : a tinsmith.

Examples

  • In this soldering process ordinary tinman's solder may be employed; it must be applied very free from dust or oxide.

  • The patent cans serve a good purpose, but, for general use, are inferior to those ordinarily made by the tinman.

  • Many a maimed and disfigured man had carried away from Vauxhall the handiwork of the Tinman and his patron.

  • Woman or no woman, he would show the murmuring crowd what it meant to cross the path of the Tinman.

  • Having finished his apprenticeship, he obtained occupation in London as a journeyman tinman.