from French, from étain tin, from Old French estain, from Latin stagnum alloy of silver and lead; see stannum
tain in American English
(tein)
noun
1.
a thin tin plate
2.
tin foil for the backs of mirrors
Word origin
[1855–60; ‹ F: silvering, foil, aph. var. of étain tin]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, output, pickup, specialist, superheat
Examples of 'tain' in a sentence
tain
`One does have a cer tain pride in one's work," he murmured.