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tin sandwich

tin sandwich noun: a simple harmonica.

Noun

tin sandwich (plural tin sandwiches)

  1. (slang) A 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

Forms of tin sandwich

pluraltin sandwiches

Questions about tin sandwich

What does tin sandwich mean?
Tin sandwich means a simple harmonica.
What part of speech is tin sandwich?
Tin sandwich is a noun.
What is the plural of tin sandwich?
The plural of tin sandwich is tin sandwiches.

Words near tin sandwich in the dictionary

  1. tin roof ice cream
  2. tin roof pie
  3. tin roof pies
  4. tin roof sundae
  5. tin roof sundaes
  6. tin sandwich
  7. tin sandwiches
  8. Tin Shui Wai
  9. tin skin
  10. tin skins
  11. tin snips

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