tinware

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noun

Household items such as utensils, pots, and pans made from tin, generally before the development of metals with other benefits.

OriginMiddle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru →
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Meanings

nountinware (countable and uncountable, plural tinwares)

plural tinwares

  1. countableuncountableHousehold items such as utensils, pots, and pans made from tin, generally before the development of metals with other benefits.

Origin

  1. Englishtin
  2. Proto-Germanic*warō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  4. Old Englishwaru
  5. Middle Englishware
  6. Englishtinware

From tin + -ware.

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APA

tinware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinware

MLA

“tinware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinware. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tinware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinware.

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