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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Tyn, Tin, Tun, n. Also: tynn(e, tyne, tynde, tinne, tine, tinde, twyne, tune, twn(e, tiune, towne, (towme). [ME and e.m.E. tin (c1200), tyn (1297), tynne (Wyclif), tinne (1544), OE tin, MDu., MLG tin(n.]

1. Tin, the metal.(a) c1420 Wynt. i 251.
Twbalkayin delytyt … to wyrk mettalle, Irne and stele, lede and tyn a1500 Henr. Fab. 1308.
Quha wald change gude gold in leid or tyn? 1478 Acta Aud. 67/1.
A quart a chopin of tynne 1488 Treas. Acc. I 79.
Deliuerit … to the thesaurare … in a pyne pig of tyn [etc.] 1489–90 Acta Conc. I 131/2.
xij dublaris xij trunscheouris xij psalsaris & all of tyn 1508 Treas. Acc. IV 133.
For v stane xij pund tyn to the gunnis casting 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 301.
Send with the said skippar tua pece Cornwele tyn weyand vj^cviij pund pece 1548 Edinb. B. Rec. II 136.
Ilk pund wecht of the best brasin pott, gardyng, chandlar and pan to xv d., ilk pund wecht of tin of the best chargeour seruice plaite conterfutt dysche [etc.] 1562 Inv. Q. Mary 55.
Twa blew flaccownis garnisit with tin 1592 Acts III 558/2.
Mynis of gould, siluer, copper, leid, tin 1596 Dalr. I 7/33.
In sum places is funde multiplie of tinne 1606 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II 2.
Ane selfatt of tynn 1615 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 369.
For ane pund of tyne for tynning the naillis … of the grit kist 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 26.
Tynn(b) 1625 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 180.
Bellschorne nailles and tinde to the bandis(c) 1548 Aberd. B. Rec. I 259.
vij platis of twne … item, iij quartis of twne 1561 Aberd. B. Rec. I 336.
Ane charger of tun, ane plait of tun, ane dische of tun 1628–9 Misc. Spald. C. V 146.
For makeing the tounes armes in brass, to put on the staff of the tolbuith steipill, and for brass and twn thairto, 3 s. 4 d.(d) 1674 Alford Rec. 216.
A laver of tiune, two cups of tiune(e) 1585 Prot. Bk. W. Cumming 75a.
Ane towne quart une towne pint … Ane vattyr pot of towme [? erron. for towne] twa chanleris of bras

b. transf. Vessels made of tin, dishes, plates, etc., collectively. 1543 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I 195.
The said James [etc.] … resavand the archebischop … til hospitality vpon the said archebischoppis expens, the saidis James [etc.] … fyndand fyre, weschelle and tyn, wyth sax furnist beddis [etc.]

2. Tin used as solder.Some examples in 1 above may belong here and vice versa. 1511–12 Treas. Acc. IV 276.
To Gilleam, organist, makar of the kingis organis … in glew, papir, candill, coill, pottis, leid, tyne 1532 M. Works Acc. (ed.)I 107.
For vi pund of sounder callit tyn … to the said glassin wrycht 1543 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. II 112.
To vphald the haill glas and wyndois of thair kirk of St. Geill … and to furneis glas leid and tyn 1558 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 297.
For the mending … of the quenis grace wyndok … in twyne leid and glas 1582 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 124a.
Tyne to soud the leid gutteris of the kirk 1622–3 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 144.
For … laying of the leadis againe and for tin and sowder

3. attrib. a. With objects made of tin.(a) 1498 Acta Conc. II 218.
xiij tyn pecys of veschell 1502 Treas. Acc. II 295.
For ane tyn quart and ane poynt stopes … xviij s. iiij d. 1504 Treas. Acc. II 456.
For ane tyn chalice to the chapell of Drumfreis 1524–5 Wigtownshire Chart. 63.
iv tyn salsaris, ii tyn saltfattis 1534 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 144.
Ane tyne plait 1540–1 Treas. Acc. VII 435.
vj tyn crowettis of the fassoun of silver, xxiiij s. 1549 Treas. Acc. IX 336.
Ane small tyn flacoun to turs medicinis for his graces sair syde 1562 Dumfries B. Ct. 161a.
Ane tynde quart of v pund wecht & x vnce 1563 Dumfries B. Ct. 182a.
Ane pynt stoip of tyn verk contenand thre pund veycht 8 z 1567 Acts III 43/1.
That na pewderaris … mak ony werk of tyn … bot that quhilk salbe sufficient that is to say the fyne tyn pewdar to be markit with the croun and the halmer 1586–7 Exch. R. XXI 619.
Fyireveschell and tyneveschell 1614 Conv. Burghs II 456.
The insufficiencie of the tyne veshell maid be the peuderers 1619 Dunferm. B. Rec. II 121.
Pewtar or tyn vessell(b) 1561–3 Edinb. Old Acc. I 396.
v^c tinne naills 1621 Edinb. Test. LI 76b.
Ane laim can with ane tin lid 1631 Buccleuch Household Bk. 26 Sept.
Tua tinne candill sticks 1646 Edinb. Test. LXII 287.
Tine 1674 Fraser P. 258.
Four greine velvat cots with tine bages layed with small silver lease for footmen(c) 1591–3 Sc. N. & Q. IX 117.
The best quart stoup of twn price xl s.; Item the best twn pint stoupe, price xx s. Item the best chopping stoup, price xiij s. iiij d. Item the best twn flacat, price thrie pundis 1645 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III 43.
A tune Inglis basine £8(d) 1585 Prot. Bk. W. Cumming 75a (see 1 (e) above).
Towne

b. With heidit (Hedit adj. and ppl. adj.² 2) and fac'd (Faceit adj.) having a face of, or coated with, tin. 1615 Edinb. Test. XLVIII 271.
Fyve dosone tin heidit glasis at xl s. the dosone 1691 Sc. Postbag (Bruce & Scott 1986) 20.
Ane sett of golfe-clubs consisting of three, viz. an play club, ane scraper, and ane tin fac'd club