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Definition: Donkin

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855).[Wordnet].

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Date "Donkin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1754. (references)

Common Expressions: Donkin

Expressions Definition
Bryan Donkin English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Rufane Shaw Donkin Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin (1773-May 1, 1841), British soldier, came of a military family. His father, who died, a full general, in 1821, served with almost all British commanders from Wolfe to Gage. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: Donkin

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Bryan Donkin 17     Bryan Donkin 17
Robin Donkin 12     Dylan Donkin 6
Dylan Donkin 6     Mike Donkin 3
Rufane Shaw Donkin 5     Robin Donkin 12
Mike Donkin 3     Rufane Shaw Donkin 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).