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canakin

British  
/ ˈkænɪkɪn /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of cannikin

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V. iii.And let me the canakin clink, clink; Oth.

From The Facts About Shakespeare by Nielson, William Allan

Psha! none of your jokes, man; you know, that her ladyship, no more than myself, has set eyes upon you since you was the bigness of a rumbo canakin.

From Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen by Anonymous

So bring out the smallest canakin and let it clink softly,—for I have news to tell you.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 by Various

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