a tin of biscuits

  • 1tin — [[t]tɪ̱n[/t]] tins 1) N UNCOUNT Tin is a soft silvery white metal. ...a factory that turns scrap metal into tin cans. ...a tin roofed hut. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A tin is a metal container which is filled with food and sealed in order to preserve …

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  • 2tin — noun (BrE) metal container ⇨ See also ↑can, ↑pan ADJECTIVE ▪ baking, roasting ▪ cake, flan, loaf (= for baking cakes, etc.) ▪ biscuit (BrE …

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  • 3Red Rackham's Treasure — Graphicnovelbox| englishtitle=Red Rackham s Treasure foreigntitle=Le Trésor de Rackham le Rouge caption=Cover of the English edition publisher=Casterman date=1944 series= The Adventures of Tintin (Les aventures de Tintin) origlanguage=French… …

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  • 4Towel Day — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Towel Day type = International caption = Towel Day 2005, Innsbruck, Austria, where, by his own accounts, Adams got the inspiration to write the Guide . official name = Towel Day observedby = fans of the author… …

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  • 5Sgt - Save My Boy! — Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=030 – Sergeant – Save My Boy! script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=David Croft producer=David Croft recorded=Friday 27/6/70 original transmission=Friday 16/10/70 8.00pm series=Four length=30… …

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  • 6Phrases from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy is a comic science fiction series created by Douglas Adams that has become popular among fans of the genre(s) as well as members of the scientific community. Certain phrases from it are widely recognised and… …

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  • 7Walkers Shortbread — is a Scottish manufacturer of shortbread, biscuits, cookies and crackers. The company is Scotland s biggest exporter of food. [ [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/business.cfm?id=1063102007 Scotland on Sunday Business] ] The company s… …

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  • 8Field ration — A French Army combat ration, with two meals and energy bars. A field ration, or combat ration, is a canned or pre packaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, transported by military troops on the battlefield. They are distinguished from regular… …

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  • 9Huntley & Palmers — was a British firm of biscuit makers based in Reading, Berkshire. The company created one of the World s first global brands and ran what was once the world’s largest biscuit factory. Over the years, the company was also known as J. Huntley Son… …

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  • 10biscuit — noun ⇨ See also ↑cookie ADJECTIVE ▪ dry, hard (both BrE) ▪ flaky (AmE) ▪ stale ▪ fresh ▪ …

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