Definition of a tin plate

tin plate

noun

• rhyming slang for mate.

  The two tin plates left the pub, each one preventing the other from falling over.

  Who's your tin plate, Nicolas?

  Last edited on Jan 23 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 23 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'plate':
a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: See on (one's) plate.
China plate	Definitions include: "mate", i.e. friend.
clean (one's) plate	Definitions include: to eat all the food on one's plate.
drop plates	Definitions include: to put the smack down.
have a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: to have a lot on (one's) plate.
on (one's) plate	Definitions include: as one's current responsibility.
Other terms relating to 'tin':
do what it says on the tin	Definitions include: to work as advertised.
like sh*t through a tin horn	Definitions include: quickly.
tin	Definitions include: badge carried by law enforcement officials.
tin lid	Definitions include: rhyming slang for "kid".
tin man	Definitions include: the police.
what it says on the tin	Definitions include: as advertised.

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