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 Whether stowed in a recipe tin, pasted in a book, or safely tucked away in a memory, family recipes are part of what makes cooking so special. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025 Fabian is working with authorities Put on your tin foil hat because here’s a doozy. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025 The Walikale area is home to the largest tin deposits in Congo and to several significant gold mines. Jean-Yves Kamale and Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025 Further out, the city gives way to busy markets and, further still, tin shanks and clinker board houses built on jagged volcanic rock. Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025 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 27 Apr. 2025.

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