winners

Example Sentences

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At Pentewan some curious oaken canoes buried in the soil were found by the tinners.

From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson

If they had their way, as according to the letter of the law only they should, countless tinners would be thrown out of work.

From Great Ralegh by Selincourt, Hugh de

Piran, the patron saint of tinners, would hardly have called down such a curse, though he might have done so if greatly provoked.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)

But the tinners were under their own laws and officers, and their court, called the Stannary Court, sat formerly at Lostwithiel.

From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

When Richard, King of the Romans, was created Earl of Cornwall, he, to encourage the working of the mines—which brought him revenue—granted the tinners a charter.

From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson