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tiffin

[tif-in] / ˈtɪf ɪn /
NOUN
(British) a light midday meal
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At the counter selling pastries, bread and lunches, Helen Vandenhaute shows me their stackable "tiffin tins" used for takeaways.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023

Rashim, who is fond of thriller TV shows, watches a local Indian serial on his smartphone while his oldest son, a young teenager, shows up with a tiffin, or lunchbox.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2022

On those afternoons, my own untouched tiffin would return home on the back of the tiffinwala’s bicycle.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2022

“Mubeen became fascinated by the tiffin box after visiting the museum months ago. He said he wanted to feel like the nizams who ate from golden plates.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 12, 2018

His tiffin box with tomato sandwiches and his Eagle flask with an eagle was on the little folding table in front of him.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy



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