canikin

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A form of canakin — A little can or cup.

OriginMiddle Dutch kanneken →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nouncanikin (plural canikins)

plural canikins

  1. alternativeAlternative form of canakin.

Origin

  1. Middle Dutchkanneken
  2. Englishcanikin

From Middle Dutch kanneken, cannekijn (“a little can”). By surface analysis, can + -ikin.

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APA

canikin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canikin

MLA

“canikin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canikin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canikin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canikin.

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