Pannikin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pannikin is a noun meaning A durable cup or other vessel used for drinking made of metal and coated in enamel.
Meaning
A durable cup or other vessel used for drinking made of metal and coated in enamel.
More Meanings
- The contents of such a vessel.
Example Sentences
Water was seriously rationed, and each slave was given half a pint of water served in a pannikin.
“[…] Put the billy on the fire, Jimmy, and we’ll drink him a good voyage in half a pannikin of tea before we turn in.”
A stout Burmese woman, wife of a constable, was kneeling outside the cage ladling rice and watery dahl into tin pannikins.
The peasants and their wives came to the doors of their cottages. Some brought out pannikins of water to the fleeing Jews; others laughed and jeered.
Word Forms
- pannikins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pannikinful, panshon, drinking-cup, beerpot, pail, panmug.
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