tin plate

¹

Or tinplate

noun

1. thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.

tin-plate

²

[tin-pleyt]

verb (used with object)

tin-plated, tin-plating 

1. to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin.

tin plate

noun

1. thin steel sheet coated with a layer of tin that protects the steel from corrosion

verb

1. (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

Other Word Forms

• tin-plater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tin plate¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Origin of tin plate²

First recorded in 1885–90