cannikin

American  

[kan-i-kin] / ˈkæn ɪ kɪn /

Or canikin

noun

1. a small can or drinking cup.

2. a small wooden bucket.

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cannikin British  

/ ˈkænɪkɪn /

noun

1. a small can, esp one used as a drinking vessel

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Etymology

Origin of cannikin

First recorded in 1560–70; from Middle Dutch cannekijn “little can,” equivalent to Middle Dutch canne “can” ( Dutch kanne ) ( see can ²) + -kijn, a diminutive suffix; see origin at -kin

Example Sentences

He has set twenty-two of Shakespeare's lyrics to music of the old English school, such as his uproarious "Let me the cannikin clink," and his dainty "Tell me where is fancy bred."

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert

At the final "Yo, ho, ho!" every cannikin crashed on the deal table and the lantern heaved to and fro overhead as if a gale were blowing outside.

From The Black Buccaneer by Meader, Stephen W. (Stephen Warren)

Tap the cannikin, troll the cannikin, Toss the cannikin, turn the cannikin!

From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

He was one who would go where the cannikin clinked, not caring who should pay; and from supping in the wolves' den, there is but a step to hunting with the pack.

From Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Stevenson, Robert Louis

With the "kid," a. little tin cannikin was passed down with molasses.

From Redburn. His First Voyage by Melville, Herman

Related Words

• bottle
• bucket
• canister
• jar
• package