tin hat
- noun
- /tɪn hæt/
- Archaic
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- The supervisor reminded everyone to put on their tin hats before entering the worksite.
Examples
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It's his tin hat.
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In the construction zone, every worker is required to wear a tin hat for safety.
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I'd hate like the devil to be without my tin hat.
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I need to get a new tin hat; this one isn't working well anymore.
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He always kept his tin hat handy whenever he was on the building site.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style
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1.0
A hard or padded hat that protects the head from injury
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2.5
A plastic helmet that people wear to protect their heads on building sites
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2.7
A hard plastic or metal hat that protects the head on construction sites
A protective helmet people wear when they ride a motorcycle to protect their head
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'tin' (a metal) and 'hat' (a head covering): it denotes a hat made of tin, i.e. a metal helmet used for protection. This simple noun–noun composition follows transparent, cross-linguistic compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun tin hat comes from the image of a plain metal tin hat that workers wore to protect their heads. That's why tin hat means a light safety 'helmet' today.