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cankins

cankins is the plural of cankin.

Meaning of cankin

Noun

cankin (plural cankins)

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

Questions about cankins

What is cankins the plural of?
Cankins is the plural of cankin.

Words near cankins in the dictionary

  1. cankerwort
  2. cankerworts
  3. cankery
  4. cankin
  5. canking
  6. cankins
  7. cankle
  8. cankles
  9. Canklow
  10. cankred
  11. canks

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