tinned fish
nounUK /tɪnd fɪʃ/
US /tɪnd fɪʃ/
Fish that is cooked and sealed in a metal can so it can be kept for a long time.
We packed tinned fish and crackers for the picnic.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Sardines or other small fish sold in flat metal tins.
She opened a tin of tinned fish for lunch.
3. A slang term for a crowded, cramped space.
The bus was packed like tinned fish.
4. Fish preserved by canning as emergency or travel food.
Sailors kept tinned fish on board for long voyages.