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tinned

[ tind ]

adjective

  1. coated or plated with tin.
  2. Chiefly British. preserved or packed in a can; canned.


tinned

/ tɪnd /

adjective

  1. plated, coated, or treated with tin
  2. preserved or stored in airtight tins

    tinned soup

  3. coated with a layer of solder


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Other Words From

  • un·tinned adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tinned1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; tin, -ed 2, -ed 3

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Example Sentences

The only signal that goes into the left speaker is audio, which comes from the right via an included 8-foot speaker wire with tinned ends.

Yes, I noticed the references to tinned or canned vegetables in some of the books you chose.

Latten, the term given to thin sheets of brass, was formerly applied to sheets of tinned iron.

And we came into the yard, walled about with tinned iron, and drank ava with the prisoners and the captain.

We have been lucky enough to get some good butter and some tinned milk from a small café near here.

These fish, with broiled turtle meat and tinned fruits, made quite a sumptuous repast.

I took Carstens' place just before we reached the place where the tinned goods were.

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