cankin

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noun

A small tin cannister.

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Meanings

nouncankin (plural cankins)

plural cankins

  1. dialectalobsoleteA small tin cannister.

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

    1779, The Scots Nightingale

Origin

From can + -kin.

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APA

cankin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankin

MLA

“cankin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cankin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankin.

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