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cannikin

or ³¦²¹²Ô·¾±Â·°ì¾±²Ô

[ kan-i-kin ]

noun

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


cannikin

/ ˈ°ìæ²Ôɪ°ìɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a small can, esp one used as a drinking vessel
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˜yÐÄvlog 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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cannikin1

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