noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A covering or lining of tin.

   "[…] he admits that sometimes poisonings produced by utensils with worn tinnings are not caused by saturnine colic."

2. 2
   the application of a protective layer of tin wordnet
3. 3
   the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of tin form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

boxingcanningcuringdehydrationdryingembalming

Example

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"[…] he admits that sometimes poisonings produced by utensils with worn tinnings are not caused by saturnine colic."

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