as in barrel
a metal container in the shape of a cylinder row upon row of tins containing food for an emergency that never happened

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Recent Examples of tin First, a smaller tin allows for better air circulation, which promotes even baking. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2025 Once the tin wore out, the couple started tossing a cake pan instead. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025 Ingredients: 2 oz CKS Tahitian Vanilla Rum 1 oz Lime 1 oz Cranberry Simple Syrup Cranberries Directions: Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Another woman posted a photograph of two bottles of water, a can of tomatoes, and two other small tins of food on social media. Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tin 

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“Tin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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