block tin

American  

noun

1. pure tin.

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block tin British  

noun

1. pure tin, esp when cast into ingots

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Example Sentences

Wash it, rub it with salt, and place it on a trivet in a deep block tin or iron pan.

From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Leslie, Eliza

Take of block tin 100 parts, metallic antimony 8 parts, bismuth 1 part, and 4 parts of copper; melt all together.

From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel

On condensing in a block tin worm, however, no tin is dissolved, so tin is safer and better as the material for such a purpose than lead.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

All the boxes were of block tin, painted; thus they could be piled like bricks one upon the other to form a wall.

From Ismailia by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

It Tells how to make gold and silver from block tin.

From Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field by Halsey, Harlan Page