tinned

[ tind ]

/ tɪnd /

adjective

coated or plated with tin.

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

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Origin of tinned

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

OTHER WORDS FROM tinned

un·tinned, adjective

Words nearby tinned

tinkle, tinkly, Tinley Park, tin lizzie, tinman, tinned, tinner, tinnery, Tinnevelly senna, tinnient, tinning

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Example sentences 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

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British Dictionary definitions for tinned

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