canikin

[ kan-i-kin ]
/ ˈkæn ɪ kɪn /

noun

cannikin.

Words nearby canikin

canicola fever, canicula, canicular, canid, canidae, canikin, canine, canine distemper, canine leptospirosis, canine parvovirus, canine spasm

Definition for canikin (2 of 2)

cannikin

or can·i·kin

[ kan-i-kin ]
/ ˈkæn ɪ kɪn /

noun

a small can or drinking cup.
a small wooden bucket.

Origin of cannikin

1560–70; < Middle Dutch cannekijn little can, equivalent to canne can2 + -kijn -kin

British Dictionary definitions for canikin (1 of 2)

canikin
/ (ˈkænɪkɪn) /

noun

a variant spelling of cannikin

British Dictionary definitions for canikin (2 of 2)

cannikin

canakin or canikin

/ (ˈkænɪkɪn) /

noun

a small can, esp one used as a drinking vessel

Word Origin for cannikin

C16: from Middle Dutch kanneken; see can ², -kin