Lizet Elaine (simplyn2deep) wrote in 1_million_words,
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Word of the Day 07/26/17 Cannikin

Cannikin (noun)
cannikin or canikin [kan-i-kin]

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

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Origin: 1560-70; < Middle Dutch cannekijn little can, equivalent to canne can + -kijn -kin

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