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

Other definitions 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, noun

How to use tin plate in a sentence

According to a food supplier from Omaha, “the only difference” between the food provided for Silver roll workers and “the way I feed my hogs is that the food was put on a tin plate instead of in a trough.”
Care work is critical to the supply chain|Joan Flores-Villalobos|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
Violet laid the tin plate over the top for a cover, and they all stood by to hear the first bubble.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
He had unstrapped the tin-plate and held it ready in his gloved hand—then there came a burst dangerously near.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
He banked over, side-slipped in the most natural manner and with all his strength flung the tin-plate clear of the machine.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace

There were also a frying pan, tin plate, knife and fork, and on a bark shelf some food stuff.
Muskrat City|Henry Abbott
I decided that two trades were better than one, and I would learn the tin plate trade.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis

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, noun

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