tin sandwich

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tin sandwich (plural tin sandwiches)

1. (slang) A simple harmonica.
   • 2001, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Harmonica, By William Melton, Randy Weinstein, P.50

     The reason that the harmonica sometimes is called a tin sandwich is that you hold it just like a sandwich.