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MILK CAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does milk can mean?
• MILK CAN (noun)
The noun MILK CAN has 1 sense:
1. large can for transporting milk
Familiarity information: MILK CAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large can for transporting milk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("milk can" is a kind of...):
can; tin; tin can (airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.)
Context examples
Antacids and milk can't heal peptic ulcers.
(Peptic Ulcer, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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