cannikin
Americannoun
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a small can or drinking cup.
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a small wooden bucket.
noun
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
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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 Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader
Tap the cannikin, troll the cannikin, Toss the cannikin, turn the cannikin!
From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
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 Robert Louis Stevenson
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 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
With the "kid," a. little tin cannikin was passed down with molasses.
From Redburn. His First Voyage by Herman Melville
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