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.
Tinned \Tinned\, a. 1. Covered, or plated, with tin; as, a tinned roof; tinned iron.
2. Packed in tin cases; canned; as, tinned meats. --Cassell (Dict. of Cookery).
Stock thought he might in future go to a typical German restaurant to sit between Scandinavians and Americans and eat tinned cabbage. The division between northern and southern Europe is based on consumer categories, mainly food.
This industry now accounts for 5 per cent of the country's exports. Last year New Zealand's extensive 200-mile economic zone handled 2.5 per cent of the world's tinned fish catch.
Cirio and linked companies have almost 28 per cent of the domestic tinned tomato market, while SME group concerns come second to Unilever in olive oil. The foods business is likely to appeal to a number of Italian and multinational concerns.