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nouna cup made out of tin, especially one used by beggars to solicit money. a request for unearned money: holding out a tin cup to the government. Words nearby tin cuptincal, tin can, tinct, tinctorial, tincture, tin cup, Tindal, tinder, tinderbox, tindery, tin difluoride Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tin cupLater in the war, the last year or more, the camp equipage for the men was reduced to a piece of shelter-tent and a tin-cup. History of the Twelfth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry|William Hewitt I was going to learn things that would put me out of the stick, tin-cup, card-around-my-neck, and little-dog class. Through St. Dunstan's to Light|James H. Rawlinson Jessie slid off the seat and got hold of the water-jug and tin-cup, then she tried to fill the cup, but the result was disastrous. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim|Carrie L. Marshall Don't he look ridiculous, sitting up there a-straddle of his ridgepole, with a tin-cup?
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