a small can, esp. when used as a cup
Origin of cannikin
from can + -kincannikin
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cannikin
noun
- A small can or cup.
- A small wooden bucket.
Origin of cannikin
Dutch kanneken ( from Middle Dutch cannekijn ) ( diminutive of canne can )Flemish cannikin diminutive of cann canTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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