tin

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  1. noun A malleable, silvery metallic element obtained chiefly from cassiterite. It is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion and is a part of numerous alloys, such as soft solder, pewter, type metal, and bronze. Atomic number 50; atomic weight 118.71; melting point 231.89°C; boiling point 2,270°C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 2, 4. See Table at element.
  2. noun Tin plate.
  3. noun A container or box made of tin plate.
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  • And the top of this tin is the roof come down on him. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 02 - February 2002
  • Relationship Marketing as it says on the tin is all about relationships and the effective use of tactics and various methods to develop long term relationships with customers with the intention to turn them into loyal customers. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • "What do you think well find when we reach the secondary enrichment A pin dropping would have sounded like a tin wash boiler rolling downstairs in the silence which fell upon the office of the Hinds House. —  The Man from the Bitter Roots
  • There was also cold ham; and there were crisp, rich little rusks, and gingerbread in Japanese tin boxes, to eat with honey in an open glass dish, and there was coffee fit for gods and goddesses. —  The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
  • This---tin is full of coal oil Hastily now Clayton and Monsieur Thuran tore open one of theirs, only to learn the hideous truth that it also contained, not food, but coal oil. —  Return of Tarzan
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  1. Middle English, from Old English.

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  1. Early modern English tinne, tynne; from Middle English tin, from Anglo-Saxon tin = Middle Dutch ten, Dutch tin = Middle Low German tin, ten, Low German tinn = Old High German Middle High German zin, German zinn = Icelandic tin = Swedish tenn = Danish tin; root unknown. The Irish tinne is from English, and the F. étain is of other origin, = Irish stan = Welsh ystaen = Breton stean, from Latin stannum, tin: see stannum.
  2. from tin, n.
 

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