Cankin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small tin cannister. dialectal, obsolete

    "And he is no right soldier that loves not the can. Tap the cankin, toss the cankin, Trow^([sic]) the cankin, turn the cankin."

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"And he is no right soldier that loves not the can. Tap the cankin, toss the cankin, Trow^([sic]) the cankin, turn the cankin."

Etymology

From can + -kin.

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