tinware

noun

tin·​ware ˈtin-ˌwer How to pronounce tinware (audio)
: articles and especially utensils made of tinplate

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In October 1890, shortly after the McKinley tariff went into effect, the New York Times reported that companies in multiple industries were raising consumer prices across the board, including those in men’s and women’s clothing, groceries, tinware, clocks, books and more. Frank Holmes, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 Early tinware had that air of adaptability; used as scones or lanterns, they could also be hung. Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2023 Many of these lanterns were tinware, which was affordable and could travel well. Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 10 June 2021 Watch fashion shows and hear period music, or shop for supplies that range from the mid-1700s through the American Western frontier, such as tinware, beads, forged iron and fur. Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2020 Winners who came to claim their prizes received empty bottles or blackened tinware from the store’s inventory of old junk. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019

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First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tinware was in 1758

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“Tinware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinware. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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tinware

noun
tin·​ware ˈtin-ˌwa(ə)r How to pronounce tinware (audio)
-ˌwe(ə)r
: objects made of tinplate

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