What is another word for cannikin?

Pronunciation: [kˈanɪkˌɪn] (IPA)

Cannikin is a term that isn't used very often and has limited synonyms. It generally refers to a small metal container with a handle that's used to serve alcoholic beverages. However, it can also refer to a small metal container that's used for scientific experiments or as a measurement unit for nuclear explosions. Some synonyms for the word cannikin might include small cup, drinking vessel, tankard, and metal mug. Though these terms might refer to slightly different kinds of containers, they all convey a similar meaning to cannikin. Despite its relative obscurity, cannikin remains a term that is occasionally used in certain contexts.

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Usage examples for Cannikin

Under that the miscellany began-a quadrant, a tin cannikin, several sticks of tobacco, two brace of very handsome pistols, a piece of bar silver, an old Spanish watch, and some other trinkets of little value and mostly of foreign make, a pair of compasses mounted with brass, and five or six curious West Indian shells.
"Treasure Island"
Robert Louis Stevenson
He drew some cognac from the cask into a tin cannikin.
"Treasure Island"
Robert Louis Stevenson
Tap the cannikin, troll the cannikin, Toss the cannikin, turn the cannikin!
"Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age"
Various

Famous quotes with Cannikin

  • When the liquor's out, why clink the cannikin?
    Robert Browning

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