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- noun Plural form of
canakin .
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Examples
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But he who clinks canakins with honest Pat has the satisfaction of feeling that while Her Majesty's money-bags may thereby weigh less than they ought nevertheless the devil
Recollections and reflections : an auto of half a century and more, 1906
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At this a great shout of laughter went up from all around, for the night before the stout Friar had emptied twice as many canakins of ale as any one of all the merry men.
The Adventures of Robin Hood Howard Pyle 1882
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