Can v.³

[f. CAN sb.¹] To put in a can or cans; to preserve by sealing up air-tight in a can; ‘to tin.’ See CANNED, CANNING.

1871.  San Francisco Weekly Bulletin, 17 Nov. (Hoppe). Full directions for canning fruit.

1884.  G. Pomeroy Keese, in Harper’s Mag., July, 297/1. The immensely increased facilities for canning beef.