Main Entry:

¹tin

Pronunciation:

\ˈtin\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zin tin

Date:

before 12th century

1: a soft faintly bluish-white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used especially in containers, as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys — see element table2 a: a box, can, pan, vessel, or a sheet made of tinplate ; broadly : such a container of any metal (as aluminum) b: a metal container and its contents <a tin of tomatoes>

— tin adjective

— tin·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun