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Preserve in a can or tin
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tinning
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n. A covering or lining of tin. vb. (present participle of tin English)
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Tinning \Tin"ning\, n. The act, art, or process of covering or coating anything with melted tin, or with tin foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the like. The covering or lining of tin thus put on.
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Tinning is the process of thinly coating sheets of wrought iron or steel with tin , and the resulting product is known as tinplate . It is most often used to prevent rust . While once more widely used, the primary use of tinplate now is the manufacture ...
Usage examples of tinning.
Charlie Foster of Tinning Beck, has promised to keep her in Cumberland till the blast blaw by.
A large part of the timber is sawed by students at our own sawmill, the plans are drawn by our teacher of architecture and mechanical drawing, and students do the brick- masonry, plastering, painting, carpentry work, tinning, slating, and make most of the furniture.