tin
noun
a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Sn; 118.69; 50; 7.31 at 20°C.
had tinned
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past perfectof tin.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Lysa Arryn's pale round face had tinned a burning pink.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Of late it seemed to him as if the very stones of Winterfell had tinned against him.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
They ate the little mushrooms together with the beans and drank tea and had tinned pears for their dessert.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
NOTE.—When fresh tomatoes are not to be had tinned ones will do.
From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mrs. (Jean Oliver) Mill
"Perhaps," I said, "they have had tinned peaches for tea."
From Gossamer 1915 by George A. Birmingham
