Canakin
//ˈkænəkɪn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A little can or cup. archaic
"And let me the canakin clink, clink; And let me the canakin clink A soldier's a man; A life's but a span; Why, then, let a soldier drink. Some wine, boys!"
Example
More examples"And let me the canakin clink, clink; And let me the canakin clink A soldier's a man; A life's but a span; Why, then, let a soldier drink. Some wine, boys!"
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kanneken, cannekijn (“a little can”), equivalent to can + -kin.
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