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tinfoil


tin·foil

noun \ˈtin-ˌfȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of TINFOIL

: a paper-thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or tin-lead alloy
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Examples of TINFOIL

  1. Wrap the leftover food in tinfoil.

First Known Use of TINFOIL

14th century

Rhymes with TINFOIL

coal oil, corn oil, fish oil, fixed oil, free-soil, fuel oil, gas oil, night soil, palm oil, red soil, rose oil, shale oil, snake oil, sperm oil, subsoil, tung oil, white oil

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