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cannikin

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can·ni·kin  (kn-kn)
n.
1. A small can or cup.
2. A small wooden bucket.
[Dutch kanneken (from Middle Dutch cannekijn, diminutive of canne, can) and Flemish cannikin, diminutive of cann, can.]
cannikin, canakin, canikin [ˈkænɪkɪn]
n
a small can, esp one used as a drinking vessel
[from Middle Dutch kanneken; see can2, -kin]
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Noun1.cannikin - a wooden bucket
bucket, pail - a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
2.cannikin - a small can
can, tin can, tin - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.


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Aye, aye, my merry lads, it's a lively leak this; hold a cannikin, one of ye, and let's have a taste.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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