n.
Pronunciation: ' tin
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zin tin
Date: before 12th century
1 : a soft faintly bluish-white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used especially in containers, as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys ― see ELEMENT table
2 a : a box, can, pan, vessel, or a sheet made of tinplate broadly : such a container of any metal (as aluminum) b : a metal container and its contents <a tin of tomatoes>
– tin adjective
– tin · ful \ - ˌ fu ̇ l \ noun