tinned
coated or plated with tin.
Chiefly British. preserved or packed in a can; canned.
Origin of tinned
1Other words from tinned
- un·tinned, adjective
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How to use tinned in a sentence
The only signal that goes into the left speaker is audio, which comes from the right via an included 8-foot speaker wire with tinned ends.
Fluance Ai41 stereo speakers review: Pint-sized powerhouses | Mike Levine | October 20, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYes, I noticed the references to tinned or canned vegetables in some of the books you chose.
Latten, the term given to thin sheets of brass, was formerly applied to sheets of tinned iron.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellAnd we came into the yard, walled about with tinned iron, and drank ava with the prisoners and the captain.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonWe have been lucky enough to get some good butter and some tinned milk from a small café near here.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton Laurie
These fish, with broiled turtle meat and tinned fruits, made quite a sumptuous repast.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontI took Carstens' place just before we reached the place where the tinned goods were.
Boy Scouts in the Philippines | G. Harvey Ralphson
British Dictionary definitions for tinned
/ (tɪnd) /
plated, coated, or treated with tin
mainly British preserved or stored in airtight tins: tinned soup
coated with a layer of solder
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