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tin-cow
Esp. West, Slang
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1889
Some of the old timers feast occasionally on hardtack covered with dopebutter--and in their tea or strong coffee they use the tin-cow--condensed milk.
1910
The condensed milk . . . is correctly known as "tin cow."
1962
In the commissariat department [are] "dope" (butter) . . . "tin-cow " (condensed milk). . . .