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tin can
tin can
noun
- a metal food container, esp when empty
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Origin of tin can1
An Americanism dating back to 1760–70
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“They have been found in tin cans, in coconut halves,†Rundell writes.
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I have fond memories of walking with my dad on Saturday mornings to a nearby cannery, where we could buy big tin cans of freshly squeezed OJ still warm from being pasteurized.
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Some people even unroll tin cans into strips to form parts of their walls.
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He was a mostly self-taught golfer who had fashioned a swing using a branch from a guava tree for a club and a crushed tin can for a ball.
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I cannot find tin cans of it anymore, and my assistants have been emailing the company to bring it back.
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