cannikin

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  1. noun A small can or cup.
  2. noun A small wooden bucket.

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  1. Dutch kanneken (from Middle Dutch cannekijn, diminutive of canne, can) and Flemish cannikin, diminutive of cann, can.

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  1. from can + euphonic -i- + diminutive -kin.
 

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/ˈkænɪkɪn/
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