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tins

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1tin 
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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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of tinful \-ˌfl\ noun
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