1. tinplate - Noun
2. tinplate - Verb
tinplate (countable and uncountable, plural tinplates)
Alternative spelling of tin plate
tinplate (third-person singular simple present tinplates, present participle tinplating, simple past and past participle tinplated)
Alternative spelling of tin-plate
Accessed 11 January 2012 Historically, Monmouth also had iron and tinplate works, together with paper and corn mills. Source: Internet
From the 1870s onwards, the economy of the town was dominated by the coal mining industry, with only a small tinplate works. Source: Internet
In addition the notion of accurate models had yet to evolve and toy trains and track were crude tinplate. Source: Internet
Irwin concluded that the tariff hastened the development of domestic tinplate production by about a decade, but also that this benefit to the industry was outweighed by the cost to consumers. Source: Internet
These cabinets had tinplate inserts in the doors and sometimes in the sides, punched out by the homeowner, cabinetmaker or a tinsmith in varying designs to allow for air circulation while excluding flies. Source: Internet