n. In cricket, a sheet of metal bearing painted numbers, exhibited in a conspicuous place to indicate the score of the match to spectators. Hutchinson, Cricket, p. 97.n. Chemical symbol, Sn (stannum); atomic weight, 118.8. A metal nearly approaching silver in whiteness and luster, highly malleable, taking a high polish, fusing at 442° F., and having a specific gravity of about 7.3.n. Collectively, thin plates of iron covered with tin. See tin-plate.n. A pot, pan, or other utensil made of tin, or of iron covered with tin; especially, in Great Britain, such a vessel prepared for preserving meats, fruits, etc.; a can: as, milk-tins.n. Money.Made of or from tin; made of iron covered with tin: as, tin plates; a tin vessel.A child's toy.To cover or overlay with tin; coat with tin.To put up, pack, or preserve in tins; can: as, to tin condensed milk; to tin provisions.