cannikin

noun

Definition of cannikinnext
as in tin

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  1. tin
  2. drum
  3. canister
  4. barrel
Noun
  • The best Christmas cookie tins are filled with colorful sugar cookies, sprinkled gingerbread, linzers, spritzes, shortbread or sables, crinkles or crackles, even wedding cookies or special chocolate chip cookies — because why not?
    Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • This year, the golden tins included a dozen seasonal cookies made by chefs at the Driskill, Hyatt Centric, Thompson Austin and Hyatt Regency.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of tin
Noun
  • Add the wool wash to the washer drum, use cold water, and wash on the gentle, delicate, or wool cycle.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
  • There’s just something hot about a man, woman, or they/them who can pound the drums with precision and skill and provide a constant, stable, rhythmic beat for their fellow band members’ somewhat more theatrical, look-at-me musical skills.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of drum
Noun
  • And when it’s placed back onto the base, the debris canister is auto-emptied into the base container.
    Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The canister measures 28 in long by 13 in high (70 x 34 cm) and features a long, thin cutout in the middle that serves as both a mounting point and a grab handle.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of canister
Noun
  • Conversely, a four-seam fastball and/or changeup could help Holmes avoid barrels against lefties.
    Will Sammon, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The 88-mile Uinta Basin Railway would connect Utah oil fields to the national rail network, enabling up to 350,000 barrels of crude oil per day to travel on trains as long as two miles.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of barrel
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