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• present participle of tin.

tinning

American  

[tin-ing] / ˈtɪn ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or technique of coating with tin.

2. the act or technique of coating with soft solder.

3. Chiefly British. the process, technique, or business of preserving or packing foodstuffs in tins; canning.

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Etymology

Origin of tinning

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at tin, -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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tinning

After the war in 1922, he bought the business of J. Lesher & Son and dealt in plumbing, heating, roof tinning, spouting and stoves.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2018

He estimated his process would be a third cheaper than tinning.

From Time Magazine Archive

First will come hot and cold rolling mills and a tinning operation, which will cost a total of $89.8 million and have an annual capacity of 555,000 tons.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile U. S. cattlemen will not feel the new British demand until U. S. packers can get tinning capacity.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was tinning his whole attention to physical activity so that he might not notice the nagging uneasiness beginning to force its way into the conscious part of his mind.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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