World War I British military slang for a tin hat — the steel helmet issued to soldiers as protection from shrapnel and debris. The term reflects the dark, inventive humor of WWI trench slang, which often reduced serious protective equipment to casual, almost dismissive nicknames. 'Tin dip' is less common than 'tin hat' or 'tin lid' but belongs to the same family of headgear slang that emerged during the war. Largely obsolete in modern usage.
He grabbed his tin dip off the hook and ducked out into the trench as the shelling picked up again.
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(military slang, WWI) A tin hat.
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