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noun
Household items such as utensils, pots, and pans made from tin, generally before the development of metals with other benefits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
articles of commerce made of tin plate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: article of commerce
History
Etymology tree English tin Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English tinware From tin + -ware.
