tinned

[ tind ]

/ tɪnd /

adjective

coated or plated with tin.

Chiefly British. preserved or packed in a can; canned.

Nearby words

Origin of tinned

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at tin, -ed², -ed³

Related formsun·tinned, adjective

tin

[ tin ]

/ tɪn /

noun

Chemistry. 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. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.

tin plate.

any shallow pan, especially one used in baking.

any pot, box, can, or other container or vessel made of tin or tin plate.

Squash. telltale(def 8).

Chiefly British. a hermetically sealed can containing food.

Slang. a small quantity of an illicit drug, especially from two to five grams of cocaine: usually sold in a small plastic bag, a glassine envelope, or often a small tin container.

British Slang. money.

adjective

made or consisting of tin or tin plate.

false; worthless; counterfeit: a set of tin values.

indicating the tenth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.

verb (used with object), tinned, tin·ning.

Metallurgy.

to cover or coat with tin.
to coat with soft solder.

Chiefly British. to preserve or pack (especially food) in cans; can.

to cover (windows and doors in an abandoned or unoccupied building or apartment) with sheets of tin to prevent vandalism or occupancy by vagrants, squatters, etc.

Origin of tin

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, Old Norse tin, German Zinn; (v.) Middle English tinnen, derivative of the noun

Related formstin·like, adjectivere·tin, verb (used with object), re·tinned, re·tin·ning.

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Examples from the Web for tinned

Yes, I noticed the references to tinned or canned vegetables in some of the books you chose.
Reichl’s Favorite Food Books|The Browser|August 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The saddle bags are brought in; they are full of bread and tinned meats and native fruits, brandy and wine from his own vineyards.
Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock
Virgil, upon a pillar 'of tinned iron clere,' supports 'the fame of pius Æneas.'
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845|Various
This apparatus consists of a cucurbit and capital of tinned copper or brass, Pl.
Elements of Chemistry,|Antoine Lavoisier

The copper vessels which they use are daily tinned—which fact I learnt from the Chef,—and shone like so much silver.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign|Alexis Soyer
Of my provisions, only two boxes of tinned meat, some jam and biscuits, were left.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin

British Dictionary definitions for tinned

tinned

/ (tɪnd) /

adjective

plated, coated, or treated with tin

mainly British preserved or stored in airtight tinstinned soup

coated with a layer of solder

tin

/ (tɪn) /

noun

a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite, that has several allotropes; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder. It is used extensively in alloys, esp bronze and pewter, and as a noncorroding coating for steel. Symbol: Sn; atomic no: 50; atomic wt: 118.710; valency: 2 or 4; relative density: 5.75 (grey), 7.31 (white); melting pt: 231.9°C; boiling pt: 2603°CRelated adjectives: stannic, stannous

Also called (esp US and Canadian): can an airtight sealed container of thin sheet metal coated with tin, used for preserving and storing food or drink

any container made of metallic tin

fill her tins NZ to complete a home baking of cakes, biscuits, etc

Also called: tinful the contents of a tin or the amount a tin will hold

British, Australian and NZ corrugated or galvanized irona tin roof

any metal regarded as cheap or flimsy

British a loaf of bread with a rectangular shape, baked in a tin

slang money

it does exactly what it says on the tin it lives up to expectations

verb tins, tinning or tinned (tr)

to put (food, etc) into a tin or tins; preserve in a tin

to plate or coat with tin

to prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

Derived Formstinlike, adjective

Word Origin for tin

Old English; related to Old Norse tin, Old High German zin

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Word Origin and History for tinned

tin

Old English tin, from Proto-Germanic *tinom (cf. Middle Dutch and Dutch tin, Old High German zin, German Zinn, Old Norse tin), of unknown origin, not found outside Germanic.

Other Indo-European languages often have separate words for "tin" as a raw metal and "tin plate;" e.g. French étain, fer-blanc. Pliny refers to tin as plumbum album "white lead," and for centuries it was regarded as a form of silver debased by lead.

The chemical symbol Sn is from Late Latin stannum (see stannic). Tin-type in photography is from 1864. Tin ear "lack of musical discernment" is from 1909. Tin Lizzie "early Ford, especially a Model T," first recorded 1915.

Medicine definitions for tinned

tin

[ tĭn ]

n. Symbol Sn

A malleable metallic element used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. Atomic number 50.

Science definitions for tinned

tin

[ tĭn ]

Sn

A malleable, silvery metallic element that occurs in igneous rocks. It has a crystalline structure and crackles when bent. Tin is used as an anticorrosion agent and is a part of numerous alloys, including bronze. Atomic number 50; atomic weight 118.71; melting point 231.89°C; boiling point 2,270°C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 2, 4. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.