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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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
“You can’t be passing the tin cup in the middle of a pandemic,” said Dr. Nicole Lurie, the U.S. director at CEPI, referring to the desperate scramble for financing.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021
At the bottom of the hole he saw rocks, boards, leaves, even a tin cup, but no gold.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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