Definition of "canner" []

• Someone or something which cans. (noun)
• A large pot used for processing jars when preserving food, either in a boiling water bath or by capturing steam to elevate the pressure and temperature. (noun)
• Someone who lives off container deposit refunds from recycling. (noun)

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• "Dissolving salt: Finely ground salt such as canner's salt or table salt dissolves much taster than coarsely ground salt (rock salt)."
• "They aren't responsible for the 30 year old mare that I am giving palliative care to (because I can't sell her to a 'canner')."
• "I mentioned several weeks ago that I had bought a pressure canner and was putting up meats to use at the ranch, where I have no refrigeration."