Definition of "tinman" [tin•man]

• A maker of tinware. (noun)
• A dealer in tinware. (noun)
• A master gene in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, whose absence causes the fly to develop without a heart. (noun)

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• "Holds hands with HP, goes by the name of the 'tinman' ORACLE has had enough of selling storage software and wants to get into the hardware business."
• ""tinman" if you are referring to the tax credits given to McKee, how can you criticize that move?"
• "My daughter tells me that funding for research that uncovered the tinman gene came mostly from non-governments sources."