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CANNIKIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cannikin mean?
• CANNIKIN (noun)
The noun CANNIKIN has 2 senses:
1. a wooden bucket
2. a small can
Familiarity information: CANNIKIN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wooden bucket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cannikin" is a kind of...):
bucket; pail (a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small can
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cannikin" is a kind of...):
can; tin; tin can (airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.)
Context examples
He drew some cognac from the cask into a tin cannikin.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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