tinned

[ tind ]

adjective

1. coated or plated with tin.
2. Chiefly British. preserved or packed in a can; canned.

tinned

/ tɪnd /

adjective

1. plated, coated, or treated with tin
2. preserved or stored in airtight tins

   tinned soup

3. coated with a layer of solder

Other Words From

• un·tinned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinned¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; tin, -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

The family carried their clothes, some cans of tinned food, and a few personal possessions.

From BBC

No longer delivered "on the hoof" to cities, cattle were now slaughtered in Chicago and sent East as tinned meat or, after the 1870s, in refrigerated railcars.

From Salon

At the height of the pandemic, Fishwife, a now-viral tinned fish company, was conceived in Los Angeles.

From Salon

The tinned dishes included typical Mediterranean ingredients, such as olives, tomatoes, quails and swordfish.

From Seattle Times

It said the Royal Air Force drop included 10 tonnes of supplies: water, rice, cooking oil, flour, tinned goods and baby formula.

From BBC