cankin

English

Etymology

From can +‎ -kin.

Noun

cankin (plural cankins)

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) A small tin cannister.
    • 1779, The Scots Nightingale:
      And he is no right soldier that loves not the can.
      Tap the cankin, toss the cankin,
      Trow[sic] the cankin, turn the cankin.
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