pannikin

[ pan-i-kin ]

/ ˈpæn ɪ kɪn /

a small pan or metal cup.

Origin of pannikin

First recorded in 1815–25; pan¹ + -i- + -kin

He mixed a teaspoonful of this in a pannikin of water and drank it.

For the Term of His Natural Life |Marcus Clarke
The padre asked Lane if he would like a wad, that is a pannikin, of tea, and Lane said he would.

In the Line of Battle |Various
Mrs Christian received her with an affable smile, and presented her with a pannikin of cocoa-nut milk to keep her quiet.

The Lonely Island |R.M. Ballantyne
He was filling a pannikin with whiskey from a silver-mounted flask.

King Spruce, A Novel |Holman Day

Could hear every word you said, and when Josh here told George to pass out his pannikin, that gave me my cue.

Motor Boat Boys' River Chase |Louis Arundel

pannikin

/ (ˈpænɪkɪn) /

mainly British a small metal cup or pan

C19: from pan 1 + -kin