tin-plate

[tin-pleyt]

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

Related formstin-plat·er, noun

tin plate

or tin·plate

noun

thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.

Origin of tin plate

First recorded in 1670–80

Also called tin.

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Historical Examples of tin-plate

You know that there is hardly a tin-plate in camp, and boards are not to be had.
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals
William H. Armstrong
One worked at a mackintosh warehouse, the other, I think, at tin-plate.
Glimpses into the Abyss
Mary Higgs
This mark may be perceived on every tin-plate in the market.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
For a while its front was smooth and rounded, like the rim of a tin-plate.
Down the Yellowstone
Lewis R. Freeman
Under the tariff law of 1909 the duty on tin-plate was one and two-tenths cents for each pound.
Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition
J.A. James

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 Formstin-plater, noun

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