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cankin
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Etymology
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From
can
+
-kin
.
Noun
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cankin
(
plural
cankins
)
(
dialectal
or
obsolete
)
A
small
tin
cannister
.
1779
,
The Scots Nightingale
:
And he is no right soldier that loves not the can.
Tap the
cankin
, toss the
cankin
,
Trow
[
sic
]
the
cankin
, turn the
cankin
.