tin plate
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noun
thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
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Also called tin.
Origin of tin plate
First recorded in 1670–80
Words nearby tin plate
Tin Pan Alley, tin-panning, tin pants, tin parachute, tin pest, tin plate, tin-pot, tin pyrites, tinsel, tinselly, tinselry
Definition for tin plate (2 of 2)
tin-plate
[ tin-pleyt ]
/ ˈtɪnˌpleɪt /
verb (used with object), tin-plat·ed, tin-plat·ing.
to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin.
Origin of tin-plate
First recorded in 1885–90
OTHER WORDS FROM tin-plate
tin-plater, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for tin plate
tin plate
noun
thin steel sheet coated with a layer of tin that protects the steel from corrosion
verb tin-plate
(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
Derived forms of tin plate
tin-plater, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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