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tinning |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tin \Tin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinned}; p. pr & vb n. {Tinning}.] To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tinning \Tin"ning\, n. 1. The act art, or process of covering or coating anything with melted tin, or with tin foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the like 2. The covering or lining of tin thus put on From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tinning n 1: the act of coating with soft solder; "tinning the ends of the wires makes a better joint when you solder them" 2: the act of coating something with a protective layer of tin [syn: {tin-plating}]
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