tinning
noun
[ ˈtɪnɪŋ ]
• the action of covering or coating something with tin.
• "the board is then ready for drilling and tinning"
• tin mining.
• "high wages induced many Cornishmen to abandon husbandry for tinning"
tin
verb
• cover with a thin layer of tin.
• "the copper pans are tinned inside"
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tin and German Zinn .
