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snap-tin

snap-tin noun: a metal lunchbox (food container).

Noun

snap-tin (plural snap-tins)

  1. (UK, dated, regional) A metal lunchbox (food container).

Forms of snap-tin

pluralsnap-tins

Origin of snap-tin

See snap (“a snack; lunch”).

Questions about snap-tin

What does snap-tin mean?
Snap-tin means a metal lunchbox (food container).
What part of speech is snap-tin?
Snap-tin is a noun.
What is the plural of snap-tin?
The plural of snap-tin is snap-tins.

Words near snap-tin in the dictionary

  1. snap-links
  2. snap-on
  3. snap-shot
  4. snap-shots
  5. snap-the-whip
  6. snap-tin
  7. snap-tins
  8. snap-volley
  9. snap-volleys
  10. snaparazzi
  11. snapback

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