tin plate

tin plate

noun
thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
Also, tin·plate.
Also called tin.


Origin:
1670–80

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tin-plate

[tin-pleyt]
verb (used with object), tin-plat·ed, tin-plat·ing.
to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin.

Origin:
1885–90

tin-plat·er, noun
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tin plate
 
n
1.  thin steel sheet coated with a layer of tin that protects the steel from corrosion
 
vb
2.  (tr) to coat (a metal or object) with a layer of tin, usually either by electroplating or by dipping in a bath of molten tin
 
'tin-plater
 
n

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