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tinned

[ tind ]

adjective

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


tinned

/ ɪԻ /

adjective

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

    tinned soup

  3. coated with a layer of solder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·پԲԱ 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

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But for some reason, I struggled to stomach canned and tinned fish.

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Last year, just a month after moving to New York City, I hopped on the tinned fish craze.

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She bought some tinned semolina so her children could try - and it didn't go too badly.

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Much of what most of us eat is processed, from tinned vegetables to bread and milk.

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"We're living on tinned vegetables and microwave dinners," she told me.

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