Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve. · To cover with tin. · To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint · To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire
A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. · Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant. · An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product. · A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
Made of tin. · Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron. · Made of aluminum.
From Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.
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