tin spirit
noun
Often tin spirits. any of a group of solutions containing tin salts, used in dyeing.
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Origin of tin spirit
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby tin spirit
tinselly, tinselry, Tinseltown, tinsmith, tin soldier, tin spirit, tinstone, tint, tintack, Tintagel Head, tinter
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