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canister shot

Variant of canister

noun

  1. a small box or can for coffee, tea, tobacco, etc.
  2. a boxlike vacuum cleaner
  3. Historical lead or iron shot in a container that scattered its contents when fired
  4. the part of a gas mask that contains the substances for filtering the air to be breathed

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