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tinware

tinware

6.5
Household items made of thin tin
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪnˌwɛr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : utensilios de hojalata
  • The heavy vibrations went through the small kitchen, making plates and tinware rattle loudly.

Examples

  • In his slow but steady rags-to-riches rise, he moved from trading in tinware to clothes manufacturing.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Stand clear with the tinware, Joe.

  • You could go with wood or tinware, maybe.

    Blog text (19)
  • Robbins, Henry Robbins, tinware.

  • The market was filled with colorful tinware that caught my eye and reminded me of childhood picnics.

  • They displayed various kitchen items, including pots and pans made from tinware at the fair.

  • She served the soup in decorative tinware bowls that added a rustic charm to the dinner table.

Synonyms

cookware
vstinware
10 1.1

Things like pots and pans that you use to cook food

include utensils and other household goods beyond cooking tools
kitchenware
vstinware
4 1.8

Items used in a kitchen for cooking or serving food, like pans and plates

apply across household and commercial settings rather than only the kitchen
housewares
vstinware
1 1.6

Things you use in the home for cooking and cleaning like pots and pans

also applies to commercial settings, not limited to the home
metalware
vstinware
1 5.0

Metal items used in the home, like forks or trays

is specific to items made from tin plate rather than any metal

How Durable

steel
23 3.7
cast iron
  • Specialized
12 3.7
ironware
5.6
tinware
  • Archaic
6.5

Surface Forms

tinware singular
tinwares plural

Morphology

tinware = tin + ware (transparent) = tin + ware

The word is a straightforward compound 'tin' + 'ware' meaning goods made of tin, which learners can deduce from the components.

Etymology

The word tinware is made of tin and ware: tin is a common metal and ware means 'goods' or 'things for use', like in tableware, so tinware is 'household items made of tin'.