English Explanatory Dictionary

lading-can

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tin can (containing two or three quarts) used for taking hot water out of a boiler.
  2. 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.

Word forms

lading-can lading-cans
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