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tin lid

tin lid noun: a tin hat.

Noun

tin lid (plural tin lids)

  1. (World-War-I, slang) A tin hat.

Forms of tin lid

pluraltin lids
alternative formtin-lid

Questions about tin lid

What does tin lid mean?
Tin lid means a tin hat.
What part of speech is tin lid?
Tin lid is a noun.
What is the plural of tin lid?
The plural of tin lid is tin lids.

Words near tin lid in the dictionary

  1. tin gods
  2. tin hat
  3. tin hats
  4. tin knocker
  5. tin knockers
  6. tin lid
  7. tin lids
  8. tin liquor
  9. tin lizzie
  10. tin lizzies
  11. tin man

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