Tinning

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  • v. Present participle of tin.
  • n. A covering or lining of tin.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. The covering or lining of tin thus put on.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The art or process of coating metallic surfaces with tin, of making or repairing tinware, or of packing substances in tin cans for preservation.
  • n. The layer or coat of tin thus applied.
  • n. Tinware.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them
  • n. the application of a protective layer of tin
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    coating    application    covering   
    Verb Stem
    tin