tinning

Variant of tin

tin definition

tin (tin)

noun

  1. a soft, silver-white, crystalline, metallic chemical element, malleable at ordinary temperatures and used in making shiny alloys and tinfoils, solders, utensils, tin plate, superconducting magnets, etc.: symbol, Sn; at. no., 50
  2. tin plate
    1. a pan, box, etc. made of tin plate
    2. Chiefly Brit. can (, )
  4. Slang money

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger zinn; only in Gmc languages

transitive verb tinned, tinning tin′·ning

  1. to cover or plate with tin
  2. Chiefly Brit. can ()

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