| tin can n. 1. A container of tin-coated sheet metal used especially for preserving food. 2. Informal A naval destroyer. |
tin can
n
(Cookery) a metal food container, esp when empty
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| Noun | 1. | tin can - informal term for a destroyer destroyer, guided missile destroyer - a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship |
| 2. |  tin can - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.beer can - a can that holds beer cannikin - a small can coffee can - a can for storing ground coffee container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) milk can - large can for transporting milk oilcan - a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery soda can - a can for holding soft drinks |
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