kerosene tin

noun

A tin-plated steel container for kerosene; formerly frequently repurposed by being cut in half to make cooking pots, laundry buckets, fruit-picking baskets, garden planters, etc., or flattened out, the tin sheets used as roofing shingles and wall cladding for bush huts.

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kero tin
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Meanings

nounkerosene tin (plural kerosene tins)

plural kerosene tins

  1. AustraliaA tin-plated steel container for kerosene; formerly frequently repurposed by being cut in half to make cooking pots, laundry buckets, fruit-picking baskets, garden planters, etc., or flattened out, the tin sheets used as roofing shingles and wall cladding for bush huts.

    Synonyms: kero tin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tin-plated steel container for kerosene; formerly frequently repurposed by being cut in half to make cooking pots, laundry buckets, fruit-picking baskets, garden planters, etc., or flattened out, the tin sheets used as roofing shingles and wall cladding for bush huts.

Similar
kero tin
Also see
kero tin
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APA

kerosene tin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerosene%20tin

MLA

“kerosene tin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerosene%20tin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kerosene tin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerosene%20tin.

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