Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To coat with tin, either by dipping or electroplating.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sheet-iron coated with tin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To coat (something, especially
steel sheet) withtin , either bydipping orelectroplating .
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Examples
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In 1897, a report to the Royal Commission on River Pollution detailed the gross industrial contamination of the Tawe River in Wales, noting that it was polluted by "alkali works, copper works, sulfuric acid liquid, sulfate of iron from tin-plate works, and by slag, cinders and small coal" [2].
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Wales and Pennsylvania have links dating back to the 19th century when many highly skilled workers from Wales in the farming, slate, steel, coal and later the tin-plate industries went to Pennsylvania seeking higher wages and a better quality of life.
Coal Recovery -Yeh Right Valleys Mam 2008
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Captain Nemo showed me a tin-plate box, stamped with the French arms, and corroded by the salt water.
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Two of Krenn's prizes had never arrived, but many things could have happened, and in tin-plate ships like the Willall, who could tell?
The Final Reflection John M. Ford 2000
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Its queen sat in state many leagues away, no longer Osiris incarnate, although he who ruled for her here seemed to think himself some kind of tin-plate, big-chinned god.
Blood Lines Huff, Tanya 1993
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We have received 15 percent of our request for tin-plate, 13.5 percent of tallow, 0 percent of detergents, and 5 percent of soap.
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In order to obtain such a result, the thin tin-plate disk has to be placed between the two poles of the magnet.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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December, 1887, James Williams was killed by an electric-light shock at the Pontyminister tin-plate works at Bisca, in Wales.
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890 Various
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A convenient wheel is made out of tin-plate, i.e. mild steel sheet, about one-thirtieth of an inch thick and seven inches in diameter.
On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall
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In the forepart of the hall were burning four or five wall lights, the reflectors themselves very primitive, simply of tin-plate, which, however, only improved the light and heightened the splendor.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Various
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