/tin"hawrn'/ , Slang.
n.
1. someone, esp. a gambler, who pretends to be important but actually has little money, influence, or skill.
adj.
2. cheap and insignificant; small-time: a tinhorn racket.
[ 1880-85, Amer.; TIN + HORN ]
/tin"hawrn'/ , Slang.
n.
1. someone, esp. a gambler, who pretends to be important but actually has little money, influence, or skill.
adj.
2. cheap and insignificant; small-time: a tinhorn racket.
[ 1880-85, Amer.; TIN + HORN ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012