cannikin

or can·i·kin

[ kan-i-kin ]

noun

1. a small can or drinking cup.
2. a small wooden bucket.

cannikin

/ ˈkænɪkɪn /

noun

1. a small can, esp one used as a drinking vessel

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannikin¹

First recorded in 1560–70; from Middle Dutch cannekijn “little can,” equivalent to Middle Dutch canne “can” ( Dutch kanne ) ( can ² ) + -kijn, a diminutive suffix; -kin

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannikin¹

C16: from Middle Dutch kanneken; see can ², -kin

Example Sentences

And I would like, also, at least in theory, to sit with a merry company of friends, and let the cannikin clink till dawn.

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But mark, who is alreads in drink, The cannikin must never clink!

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He did not cease smoking for a moment, unless it was to drink from a cannikin of brandy placed before him.

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He was one who would go where the cannikin clinked, not caring who should pay; and from supping in the wolves’ den, there is but a step to hunting with the pack.

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No cannikin was skimped while I was at the spigot.

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Related Words

• bottle
• bucket
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• jar
• package