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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.


Etymology

Origin of tinning

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

Example Sentences

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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

Most of its processes, from skinning to tinning, are now controlled by buttons, and new byproducts have led Armour in promising directions.

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 estimated his process would be a third cheaper than tinning.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shay put her hands in her pockets and spread her arms, tinning her dorm’s team jacket into a sail.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld