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.