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Synonyms for tinning

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tin-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪn ɪŋ

Définition of tinning

Origin :
  • Old English tin, from Proto-Germanic *tinom (cf. Middle Dutch and Dutch tin, Old High German zin, German Zinn, Old Norse tin), of unknown origin, not found outside Germanic.
  • Other Indo-European languages often have separate words for "tin" as a raw metal and "tin plate;" e.g. French étain, fer-blanc. Pliny refers to tin as plumbum album "white lead," and for centuries it was regarded as a form of silver debased by lead.
  • The chemical symbol Sn is from Late Latin stannum (see stannic). Tin-type in photography is from 1864. Tin ear "lack of musical discernment" is from 1909. Tin Lizzie "early Ford, especially a Model T," first recorded 1915.
  • As in canning : noun preserving
Example sentences :
  • And you know, the tinning of salmon was “progress” as much at least as the building of the Titanic.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad
  • The use of muriatic acid in tinning the iron is not recommended.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Plumbing » by Samuel Dibble
  • This method of tinning the ferrule will spoil the wiping solder.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Plumbing » by Samuel Dibble
  • The tinning must be thoroughly done, or it will come off and have to be re-tinned.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Plumbing » by Samuel Dibble
  • In Baltimore as many as 10,000 persons are employed in tinning this bivalve.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • My eldest brother went to learn the tinning business of the Major's workmen.
  • Extract from : « History of the Prophet Joseph by His Mother » by Lucy Smith
  • Pliny says, that the Romans learned the method of tinning their culinary vessels from the Gauls.
  • Extract from : « The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World » by Thomas Wood
  • The Bituriges worked in iron, and were acquainted with the art of tinning.
  • Extract from : « History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 » by Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
  • Stagnare occurs often for tinning, as stagnator does for a tin-founder.
  • Extract from : « A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2) » by Johann Beckman
  • Upon inspecting the boilers, my first fear was realized—there was nothing but copper—all the tinning had worn away.
  • Extract from : « Soyer's Culinary Campaign » by Alexis Soyer

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