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tin plate

–noun
thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
Also, tinplate.
Also called tin.


Origin:
1670–80

tin-plate

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

Origin:
1885–90


tin-plater, noun
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tinplate

noun
a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins [syn: tin plate
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