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.
have tinned
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present perfectof tin.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Sometimes we have tinned salmon fish cakes and bacon for breakfast, tinned salmon kedgeree, cold ham, and pig brawn for lunch, and roast pork as a joint for dinner.
From Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories by H. Taprell (Henry Taprell) Dorling
