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Canakin vs Manakin - What's the difference?

canakin | manakin |

As nouns the difference between canakin and manakin

is that canakin is (archaic) a little can or cup while manakin is any of several small, passerine, south american birds of the family pipridae.

canakin

English

Alternative forms

* canikin, cannakin, cannikin, kannakin

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A little can or cup.
  • * 1604 , , Othello , act 2, sc. 3:
    • 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!
  • * 1851 , , Moby Dick , ch. 84:
    • Then, Tashtego, lad, I'd have ye hold a canakin to the jet, and we'd drink round it!

    References

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    manakin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several small, passerine, South American birds of the family Pipridae.

    • See also

    * ("manakin" on Wikipedia) * (Pipridae) * (Pipridae)