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tin plate

1
or tinplate

noun

  1. thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.


tin-plate

2

[ tin-pleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, tin-plat·ed, tin-plat·ing.
  1. to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin.

tin plate

noun

  1. thin steel sheet coated with a layer of tin that protects the steel from corrosion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtin-ˌplater, noun
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Other Words From

  • tin-plater noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tin plate1

First recorded in 1670–80

Origin of tin plate2

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

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.”

Violet laid the tin plate over the top for a cover, and they all stood by to hear the first bubble.

He had unstrapped the tin-plate and held it ready in his gloved hand—then there came a burst dangerously near.

He banked over, side-slipped in the most natural manner and with all his strength flung the tin-plate clear of the machine.

There were also a frying pan, tin plate, knife and fork, and on a bark shelf some food stuff.

I decided that two trades were better than one, and I would learn the tin plate trade.

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