EGAVE

canning

About 1.89 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb present participle and gerund of can (“to be able to”)
  2. verb present participle and gerund of can (“to seal in a can”)
  3. noun The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).
  4. noun The practice of collecting aluminum cans or other recyclable objects; making money by collecting and selling such things.

Similar words

tinned recorded transcribed preserved cannery preserves conservation preservation viscountess processing

Often followed by

and was industry to had of factory in company

Word family

Canning Charles Canning Charles John Canning Clemency Canning Earl Canning George Canning Stratford Canning Viscount Canning Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe

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