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pannikin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pannikin has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
pannikin, n. [Dim. of pan a dish.].
A small pan or cup. Marryat. Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pannikin, n. Brit.
1 a small metal drinking-cup.
2 the contents of this.
1 a small metal drinking-cup.
2 the contents of this.
Etymology
PAN(1) + -KIN, after cannikin
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