[W/K] :: Tinning

  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.
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  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.
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     2. The covering or lining of tin thus put on.
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  tin
       n 1: a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion;
            used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent
            corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it
            occurs as tin oxide [syn: Sn, atomic number 50]
       2: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
          [syn: canister, cannister]
       3: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint
          etc. [syn: can, tin can]
       v 1: plate with tin
       2: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
          [syn: can, put up]
       3: prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a
          thin layer of solder to the surface
       [also: tinning, tinned]

  tinning
       n 1: the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends
            of wires before soldering them; "careful tinning of the
            ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder
            them"
       2: the application of a protective layer of tin [syn: tin-plating]

  tinning
       See tin