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Noun: cannikin  ka-nu-kin
  1. A wooden bucket
    "The milkmaid carried a cannikin of fresh milk"
     
  2. A small can
    "He filled the cannikin with fresh water from the stream"

Derived forms: cannikins

Type of: bucket, can, pail, tin, tin can

Encyclopedia: Cannikin