Stannary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stannary \Stan"na*ry\ (st[a^]n"n[.a]*r[y^]), a. [L. stannum tin,
     an alloy of silver and lead.]
     Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works.
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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.               --Blackstone.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stannary \Stan"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Stannaries} (-r[i^]z). [LL.
     stannaria.]
     A tin mine; tin works. --Bp. Hall.
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