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tinning

noun as in canning

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Example Sentences

The use of muriatic acid in tinning the iron is not recommended.

This method of tinning the ferrule will spoil the wiping solder.

The tinning must be thoroughly done, or it will come off and have to be re-tinned.

Rum is distilled, and there are a brewery and a factory for tinning butter for export.

Tinning was not carried on by large companies, but by small men; three or four would combine to take a set.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tinning, such as: bottling, conserving, keeping, storing, and putting up.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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