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tinfoil
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tinfoil
thin foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
tinfoil [′tin‚fȯil]
(metallurgy)
Foil made of tin or a tin alloy.
tinfoil
A very thin sheet of tin, now replaced by other foils such as aluminum.
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I would like to appeal to all cyclists to add a little something like wind chimes or even pieces of tin foil that would tinkle as they move.
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