canning
the act, process, or business of preserving cooked food by sealing in cans or jars.
Origin of canning
1Other words from canning
- pre·can·ning, noun, adjective
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Other definitions for Canning (2 of 2)
Charles John, 1st Earl, 1812–62, British statesman: governor general of India 1856–62.
his father, George, 1770–1827, British statesman: prime minister 1827.
Sir Stratford. Stratford de Redcliffe, 1st Viscount.
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How to use canning in a sentence
You can get anything into prison with a canning machine and a labeler.
This Anti-Heroin Drug Is Now King of the Jailhouse Drug Trade | Daniel Genis | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNoel canning comes out of the dysfunction surrounding appointments to the five-member NLRB.
Deregulators Lost at the Supreme Court When It Comes to Blocking Presidential Appointees | Aziz Haq | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRight now if you do a Google search for “spoiled teen” one name dominates the first few pages of results: Rachel canning.
Are Parents to Blame for Their Spoiled Rotten RugBrats? | Keli Goff | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to reports, an investigation into abuse claims led authorities to determine canning was merely “spoiled.”
Are Parents to Blame for Their Spoiled Rotten RugBrats? | Keli Goff | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn canning he found, or rather projected, “a genius, almost a universal one, an orator, a wit, a poet, a statesman.”
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy | Michael Weiss | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Everybody seemed to make money in the canning business and I thought it would be a good investment.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonIt was an unfair criticism, at least of canning and Palmerston, tied though the latter's hands were by court and colleagues.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingIf they get both canning and Peel, they may do; but I don't look to this.
Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) | Duke of Buckingham and ChandosThe answer to Mr. canning's famous riddle is "Cares—Caress."
"canning circles" have been managed successfully in some parts of the country.
The Canadian Girl at Work | Marjory MacMurchy
British Dictionary definitions for canning (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkænɪŋ) /
the process or business of sealing food in cans or tins to preserve it
British Dictionary definitions for Canning (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkænɪŋ) /
Charles John, 1st Earl Canning. 1812–62, British statesman; governor general of India (1856–58) and first viceroy (1858–62)
his father, George. 1770–1827, British Tory statesman; foreign secretary (1822–27) and prime minister (1827)
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