name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/teɪn/
rhymes with -eɪn
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name
Meaning 1
A town (royal burgh) in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7882).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
Thin tin plate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Tin foil for mirrors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Middle English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn (“a twig”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Scottish Gaelic:
Baile Dhubhthaich
— town in Scotland