Cannikin (Noun)
Meaning 1
A wooden bucket.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She poured water from the cannikin to quench her parched throat after working in the fields.
- In colonial America, families relied on a cannikin for hauling and storing water.
- Grandma pulled out a small, old-fashioned cannikin to fill with berries they picked that day.
- When hiking in the mountains, John made sure to carry his lightweight cannikin for any needed hydration.
- Villagers often placed flowers in an intricately carved cannikin at the front of the old chapel for the wedding.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A small can.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The toddler clutched her favorite cannikin of applesauce in her small fist as she stomped around the playroom.
- As part of her meal, she carefully spooned up every last morsel from her cannikin of mushy carrots.
- Inside the baby's high chair was an array of various food options including a nearly full cannikin of rice cereal.
- Emily selected her own dinner for the night by staring resolutely at her favorite cannikin of leftover vegetable soup in the refrigerator.
- Having located his snacking item, Luke screwed open his cannikin of tapioca pudding to extract his usual first-finger-of-right-hand.