pannikin

/ˈpænɪkɪn/
noun
  1. A small metal cup or drinking vessel, typically used for drinking tea, coffee, or water, especially outdoors or in simple settings.
    • He poured hot tea from the kettle into his tin pannikin.
    • The hiker carried a small pannikin clipped to her backpack for drinking from streams.
    • At the campsite, everyone shared a pannikin of water after the long hike.
  2. The amount that a pannikin can hold, used as a unit of measure for liquids.
    • He measured out a pannikin of broth for the soup.
    • The recipe called for a pannikin of milk, but she used a regular cup instead.
    • She drank a pannikin of cold water to quench her thirst.
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