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block tin
noun
- pure tin.
block tin
noun
- pure tin, esp when cast into ingots
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There was likewise a small quantity of block tin, sheet tin, and solder.
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It was a flask of liquor, with a block-tin tumbler screwed upon the mouth.
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Black sauce pans, lined with tin or with porcelain; tin sauce pans, thin ones, and thick ones made of block tin.
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It must be made of the best block-tin, and of a tall cylindrical shape, with the spout very near the bottom.
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At first it was made of metal—lead, block tin, Britannia, brass—and finally of glass.
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