First Known Use: 1570
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cannikin
noun can·ni·kin \ˈka-ni-kən\
Definition of CANNIKIN
: a small can or drinking vessel
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Origin of CANNIKIN
probably from obsolete Dutch kanneken, from Middle Dutch canneken, diminutive of canne can; akin to Old English canne can
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