canning means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
canning is pronounced /ˈkæn.ɪŋ/.
Etymology
* The civil parish in New Brunswick is likely named after British prime minister George Canning (1770 - 1827).
* The village in Nova Scotia is named after British prime minister George Canning (1770 - 1827).
name
- A surname.
- A river in Alaska.
- An unincorporated community in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States.
- A civil parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A village in Kings County, Nova Scotia.
- A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
noun
- The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).“Although aluminium can replace tin in most dry cannings, it is not satisfactory for the canning of acid fruits […]”
- The practice of collecting aluminum cans or other recyclable objects; making money by collecting and selling such things.“Canners know when they hear the clink of a bottle going into a garbage bin.[…]
CORNISH: Now, there's also this sense of loss in hearing people in the movie describe what they had been doing before canning became a way of life for them.”