tinning

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noun

A covering or lining of tin.

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tin-plating
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tin
nountinning (plural tinnings)

plural tinnings

  1. A covering or lining of tin.

    […] he admits that sometimes poisonings produced by utensils with worn tinnings are not caused by saturnine colic.

    1852, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal: Volume 77, page 175

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe application of a protective layer of tin

Similar
tin-plating
Broader
applicationcoatingcovering
Also see
tin-plating

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

tinning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinning

MLA

“tinning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tinning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinning.

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