snap-tin

noun

A metal lunchbox (food container).

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Meanings

nounsnap-tin (plural snap-tins)

plural snap-tins

  1. UKdatedregionalA metal lunchbox (food container).

Origin

See snap (“a snack; lunch”).

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APA

snap-tin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snap-tin

MLA

“snap-tin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snap-tin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snap-tin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snap-tin.

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