re-tin,v.|riː-| [re- 5 c.] trans. To plate afresh with tin. Hence re-ˈtinningvbl.n. 1843Holtzapffel Turning I. 451 The grease often penetrates so deeply..that the re-tinning is sometimes scarcely possible.1895Spon's Workshop Rec. (ed. 2) Ser. i. 355/1 Retinning Old Copper Pans.