1. tin plate - Noun
2. tin plate - Verb
tin plate (countable and uncountable, plural tin plates)
A thin sheet of steel coated with tin to prevent rusting; used to make cans etc.
tin-plate (third-person singular simple present tin-plates, present participle tin-plating, simple past and past participle tin-plated)
(transitive) To coat (something, especially steel sheet) with tin, either by dipping or electroplating.
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