tin cup
Americannoun
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a cup made out of tin, especially one used by beggars to solicit money.
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a request for unearned money.
holding out a tin cup to the government.
Example Sentences
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Then he will walk away with all the profit despite a stewardship that turned the gold-plated, celebrated franchise I grew up living and dying with into a virtual tin cup.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
Add 1 to each muffin tin cup until you have used all of the dough.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2023
“We have the tin cup out,” said Jamie Perrapato, executive director of the pro-Democratic group Turn PA Blue.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
“We went out and rattled the tin cup and did a little dog-and-pony show,” Boyer joked during a telephone interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2022
She says yes and then takes a tin cup from the cabinet to the right of the stove.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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