witts

English

Noun

witts (uncountable)

(mining, UK, dialect, Cornwall) Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping.
- 1852, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopædia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical:
  the clean witts contain native oxide of tin, black or rosin-tin, and wolfram […]

References

“witts”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Twist, twist, twits

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