canning

¹

[kan-ing]

noun

1. the act, process, or business of preserving cooked food by sealing in cans can or jars.

Canning

²

[kan-ing]

noun

1. Charles John, 1st Earl, 1812–62, British statesman: governor general of India 1856–62.

2. his father George, 1770–1827, British statesman: prime minister 1827.

3. Sir Stratford. Stratford de Redcliffe, 1st Viscount.

Canning

¹

/ ˈkænɪŋ /

noun

1. Charles John, 1st Earl Canning. 1812–62, British statesman; governor general of India (1856–58) and first viceroy (1858–62)

2. his father, George. 1770–1827, British Tory statesman; foreign secretary (1822–27) and prime minister (1827)

canning

²

/ ˈkænɪŋ /

noun

1. the process or business of sealing food in cans or tins to preserve it

Other Word Forms

• precanning noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of canning¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; can ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

During the fall she would spend much of her day canning enough food to feed us over the winter.

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I grew up on the produce she grew all year round, thanks to her canning.

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Tinned fish has been around for centuries, dating all the way back to the late 1700s when canning and preserving foods were budding inventions.

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His mother worked in a fish canning factory, and his father did construction.

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So share the wealth with friends and neighbors, or preserve some of the bounty for later in the year by freezing, canning or drying it.

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