1. a small metal cup or drinking vessel
Usage: chiefly British; informal

Examples

• The old sailor drank his tea from a battered tin pannikin.
• She filled the pannikin with fresh water from the stream.
• The camping kit included a small pannikin for hot drinks.
• He warmed his hands around the metal pannikin.
• The pannikin rattled against the wooden table.
• Mother packed a pannikin in each child’s lunch box.