pannikin

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With less hunger he might have found it nauseous; for the bread was incredibly mouldy and had been gnawed all round the crust by rats, while the liquor in the pannikin was a mixture of fiery rum and unclean water.

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  1. A small pan; hence, a cup for drinking, especially one of metal. But when we raised the pannikin … there was nothing under it. R. D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone, lii.

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  • Fill me that pannikin, my friend. —  The Frozen Pirate
  • Meanwhile Mr Stanley brought some wine in a pannikin, and made Edith and his wife drink a little. —  Ungava
  • "Can it be," he thought, "that she did that on purpose?--that she saw the pannikin was tilting, and--no, that's impossible He looked earnestly at the girl. —  The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America
  • Take care you don't spill any of it Jackson crawled to his bed and I followed him with the pannikin, and put it by his side, as he requested, and I returned to my own resting-place, without, however, having the least inclination to sleep, having slept so long during the day At first Jackson was quiet, but I heard him occasionally applying to the pannikin, which held, I should say, about three half-pints of liquor. —  The Little Savage
  • Get me some water my good boy; for I am dying with thirst I went for the water; he drank the whole pannikin, and asked for more Won't you have something to eat?" —  The Little Savage
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