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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Barnett grew up in segregated Gary, Ind., shooting Ping-Pong balls into a tin cup.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024
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
I turn to see my altar—the statue of the Virgin Mary, the tea candle, the bottle of Florida water, the beaded gourd, tin cup, and white fabric.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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