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   tin

   /tɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 50.
   • ▪ short for tinplate
   • ▪ money: informal, dated British "Kim's only in it for the tin"
   • 2. an airtight container made of tinplate or aluminium: "Albert got out the biscuit tin"
   • ▪ an airtight sealed container for preserving food, made of tinplate or aluminium; a can: British "she had opened a tin of beans"
   • ▪ the contents of a tin: "how many tins of paint would it take?"
   • ▪ an open metal container for baking food: British "grease a 450g loaf tin"
   • ▪ a rectangular loaf of bread baked in an open metal container. British

   verb

   • 1. cover with a thin layer of tin: "the copper pans are tinned inside"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tin and German Zinn.

   Scrabble Points: 3

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