Noun
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airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- tin can -
metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
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a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
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a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion
used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion
obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
- sn - atomic number 50
Verb
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prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
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preserve in a can or tin
"tinned foods are not very tasty"
- put up -
plate with tin