Tinsmith Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster
We have for sale what we call tools of the tinsmith but how long have they been called tinsmith tools. What is a Tinsmith? : a worker who makes or repairs things of sheet metal (such as tinplate). They also list a kids definition of : a worker in tin or sometimes other metals. A new feature of Merriam Webster’s dictionary is the “time Traveler” feature. This gives the first known use of the word tinsmith. Their result for tinsmith is 1812 but we found tinsmith in 1802 in The Scots Magazine, Or, General Repository of Literature, History, and Politics Volume 64. In order to get our customers the best search results we use the term tinsmith but the oldest term in America in Tin Man. That search would give too much about the Wizard of Oz.