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tintype

noun tin·type \-ˌtīp\

: an old type of photograph that was made on a piece of metal

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:  ferrotype 1
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First Known Use of TINTYPE

1864

Rhymes with TINTYPE

bagpipe, blowpipe, cold type, downpipe, drainpipe, flue pipe, half-pipe, hornpipe, hosepipe, lead-pipe, light pipe, n-type, pitch pipe, p-type, panpipe, pinstripe, rareripe, reed pipe, rock tripe, sideswipe, soil pipe, standpipe, stovepipe, tailpipe, touch-type, unripe, wild type, windpipe

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