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Definitions for Tinning

[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.
[4] Chemistry . a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol : Sn; atomic weight : 118.69; atomic number : 50; specific gravity : 7.31 at 20°C.
[5] tin plate.
[6] any shallow pan, especially one used in baking.
[7] any pot, box, can, or other container or vessel made of tin or tin plate.
[8] Squash . telltale(def 8) .
[9] Chiefly British . a hermetically sealed can containing food.
[10] Slang . a small quantity of an illicit drug, especially from two to five grams of cocaine: usually sold in a small plastic bag, a glassine envelope, or often a small tin container.
[11] British Slang . money.
[12] made or consisting of tin or tin plate.
[13] false; worthless; counterfeit: a set of tin values.
[14] indicating the tenth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
[15] Metallurgy . to cover or coat with tin. to coat with soft solder.
[16] Chiefly British . to preserve or pack (especially food) in cans; can.
[17] to cover (windows and doors in an abandoned or unoccupied building or apartment) with sheets of tin to prevent vandalism or occupancy by vagrants, squatters, etc.
[18] a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite, that has several allotropes; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder. It is used extensively in alloys, esp bronze and pewter, and as a noncorroding coating for steel. Symbol: Sn; atomic no: 50; atomic wt: 118.710; valency: 2 or 4; relative density: 5.75 (grey), 7.31 (white); melting pt: 231.9°C; boiling pt: 2603°C Related adjectives: stannic, stannous
[19] Also called (esp US and Canadian): can an airtight sealed container of thin sheet metal coated with tin, used for preserving and storing food or drink
[20] any container made of metallic tin
[21] fill her tins NZ to complete a home baking of cakes, biscuits, etc
[22] Also called: tinful the contents of a tin or the amount a tin will hold
[23] British , Australian and NZ corrugated or galvanized iron a tin roof
[24] any metal regarded as cheap or flimsy
[25] British a loaf of bread with a rectangular shape, baked in a tin
[26] slang money
[27] it does exactly what it says on the tin it lives up to expectations
[28] to put (food, etc) into a tin or tins; preserve in a tin
[29] to plate or coat with tin
[30] to prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

Words related to Tinning

keeping, storing

Words nearby Tinning

tinned, tinner, tinnery, tinnevelly senna, tinnient, tinning, tinnitus, tinny, tinpot, tinsel, tinselly

Origin of Tinning

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, Old Norse tin, German Zinn; (v.) Middle English tinnen, derivative of the noun

Other words from Tinning

tin·like , adjective
re·tin , verb (used with object), re·tinned, re·tin·ning.

Word origin for Tinning

Old English; related to Old Norse tin, Old High German zin

Synonyms for Tinning

bottling, conserving, keeping, storing, putting up