tin can

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noun

can²(def 1).

U.S. Navy Slang. a destroyer.

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timrod, timrod, henry, timucu, timur, tin, tin can, tin cup, tin difluoride, tin ear, tin fish, tin god

Origin of tin can

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70

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Lose the house or parade the family skeletons all diked out in pink sashes and tin-can labels.
Wanted: A Husband|Samuel Hopkins Adams
They've got the bottle-neck holder, the tin-can lantern, and all the rest.
Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Tin-can sealers are made to handle the regular Number 2, or pint cans, and the Number 3, or quart cans.
Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray
Tommie and Jennie were too shy to answer, but Mary exclaimed, "'Tis in a tin-can ye see it shinin' here!"
King Coal|Upton Sinclair

Rosie was playing on the floor with Delia and the puppy that she had rescued from the tin-can persecution.
Maida's Little Shop|Inez Haynes Irwin

British Dictionary definitions for tin can

tin can

noun

a metal food container, esp when empty

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tin can

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tin can

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