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Kannakin vs Canakin - What's the difference?

kannakin | canakin | Alternative forms |

Kannakin is an alternative form of canakin.


As nouns the difference between kannakin and canakin

is that kannakin is while canakin is (archaic) a little can or cup.

kannakin

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • 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!

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