1. Small drinking cups or mugs, typically made of metal or ceramic.
Usage: Usually plural; often used in historical or nautical contexts

Examples

• The sailors drank their rum from small cannikins during the voyage.
• The tavern keeper set out pewter cannikins for the guests.
• Historical records mention cannikins as common drinking vessels aboard ships.
• The museum displayed a collection of antique cannikins from the 18th century.
• They shared wine from delicate porcelain cannikins at the feast.