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tinned dog food

tinned dog food

1.4
Food for dogs sold in metal cans
  • noun
  • /tɪnd dɔɡ fud/
  • UK
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  • The shelter fed all the dogs with tinned dog food as it is nutritious and convenient.

Examples

  • I bought some tinned dog food for my puppy because it's easy to store and serve.

  • Many dog owners prefer tinned dog food because it often contains high-quality ingredients.

  • What I'm asking is, isn't there a transitional state to political nihilism? Surely one does not put even the pet dog against the wall because it is dependent on capitalist tinned dog food?

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Surface Forms

tinned dog food singular
tinned dog foods plural

Morphology

tinned + dog + food

The meaning is directly compositional: 'tinned' (preserved in a sealed tin) + 'dog' + 'food' yields dog food preserved/packaged in a tin. This is a straightforward compound noun following common English noun-modifier patterns (and similar constructions exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Tinned dog food comes from the idea of being tinned, which means putting dog food into a metal tin to keep it fresh. That's why tinned dog food today means dog food 'kept and sold in a metal can'.