tin-plate

¹

[tin-pleyt]

verb (used with object)

tin-plated, tin-plating 

1. to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin.

tin plate

²

Or tinplate

noun

1. thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.

tin plate

noun

1. thin steel sheet coated with a layer of tin that protects the steel from corrosion

verb

1. (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

Other Word Forms

• tin-plater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tin plate¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Origin of tin plate²

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

“No, we make tin plate. But our clients in America and Europe asked if we could source masks, so we do that now,” she told me.

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The European Commission is concerned the joint venture would lead to reduced competition and higher prices in markets such as tin plate packaging.

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For Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser, the prospect of jail time is even more rich than a tin plate of plum pudding.

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She handed the parcel to Mrs. Lawrence, who opened it immediately and pulled from the wrapping a tin plate upon which Emeline had painted a lovely forest.

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They started plunking it down in front of us in tin plates or bowls.

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