tin
n 1 bati. ~ plate n chuma -kilichobambikwa/ambikwa madini ya bati. tin-foil n jaribosi (bati). a (little) ~ god n kijiungu (njaa). ~ hat n (sl) kofia la chuma. tin-pot adj hafifu; ovyoovyo. ~ man/~ smith n mfua bati. 2 mkebe, kopo, debe. tin-opener n kiboko/ kifungulia kopo. 3 hela adj -a bati. vt tia bati; ambika/ bambika madini ya bati pack in ~s tia katika makopo (mikebe). tinny adj -a kama bati; -a mlio wa bati. tinker n 1 mfua bati, mtengenezaji vyombo vya bati, mhanja. I don't care/give a ~ker's damn/cuss sijali kitu. 2 kukorokochoa. vi ~ (at/with) bambanya, babia, babaisha.