Meaning

noun 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

verb plate with tin

noun a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking

originFrom Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.

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