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cannikin

 
Dictionary: can·ni·kin   (kăn'ĭ-kĭn) pronunciation

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.]


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a wooden bucket

Meaning #2: a small can


 
 
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