tin

English translation: metal

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English term or phrase:tin
Selected answer:metal
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

08:51 Mar 23, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Mining & Minerals / Gems
English term or phrase: tin
Hi ,
it is a literary text. i want only to make sure of what the word tin means with relation to the drum. " then i saw his eyes light up when he saw that large tin drum!" the term appears in the context lioke this..
thanks!
bitdz
tin
Explanation:
in this sentence, tin simply refers to the material of which the drum is made.
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Buck
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tin


Explanation:
in this sentence, tin simply refers to the material of which the drum is made.

Buck
Netherlands
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: and that can be found in even the most basic dictionary
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agree  Fuad Yahya: I agree with Cilian.
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agree  Arcoiris
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agree  Mohamed Elsayed
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agree  Robert Donahue (X)
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agree  Maria Chmelarova
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agree  Can Altinbay: ...as in the novel by Gunther Grass.
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