Meanings
nountin sandwich (plural tin sandwiches)
plural tin sandwiches
- slangA simple harmonica.
The reason that the harmonica sometimes is called a tin sandwich is that you hold it just like a sandwich.
2001, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Harmonica, By William Melton, Randy Weinstein, P.50
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tin sandwich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin%20sandwich
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“tin sandwich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin%20sandwich. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tin sandwich,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin%20sandwich.
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