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noun
A tin can (containing two or three quarts) used for taking hot water out of a boiler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, historical
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noun
A smaller vessel, often graduated for volume, used by traditional grocers for measuring goods such as sugar or rice from bulk to retailable quantities; a piggin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, historical
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History
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