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kannakin

kannakin is the alternative form of canakin.

Meaning of canakin

Noun

canakin (plural canakins)

  1. (archaic) A little can or cup.
    • And let me the canakin clink, clink;
      And let me the canakin clink
      A soldier's a man;
      A life's but a span;
      Why, then, let a soldier drink.
      Some wine, boys!c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of kannakin

pluralkannakins

Questions about kannakin

What is kannakin the alternative form of?
Kannakin is the alternative form of canakin.

Words near kannakin in the dictionary

  1. kanna
  2. Kannada
  3. Kannadiga
  4. Kannadigas
  5. Kannagi
  6. kannakin
  7. kannakins
  8. Kannan
  9. Kannans
  10. Kannapolis
  11. Kannauj

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