"cankin" meaning in English

See cankin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cankins [plural]
Etymology: From can + -kin. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|can|-kin}} can + -kin Head templates: {{en-noun}} cankin (plural cankins)
  1. (dialectal or obsolete) A small tin cannister. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-cankin-en-noun-H3Vwq6sl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -kin

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cankin meaning in English (1.1kB)

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          "text": "And he is no right soldier that loves not the can.\nTap the cankin, toss the cankin,",
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