tinware

[ tin-wair ]

noun

1. articles made of tin plate.

tinware

/ ˈtɪnˌwɛə /

noun

1. objects made of tin plate

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinware¹

First recorded in 1750–60; tin + ware ¹

Example Sentences

Winners who came to claim their prizes received empty bottles or blackened tinware from the store’s inventory of old junk.

From The New Yorker

“They are soon glad enough, however, to retreat from the shower of whisky, beer and pop bottles and dilapidated tinware.”

From Washington Post

But before all that, Lininger was a successful tinware salesman in Peru, Illinois.

From Washington Times

This antique-hunting show’s 22nd season kicks off with an episode in Harrisburg, Pa., with rare objects including a Pennsylvania Dutch tinware coffee pot.

From New York Times

Everyone, it seems, wants a piece of the durable, light tinware once considered a poor man’s ceramic.

From Washington Post