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/pan"i kin/, n. Chiefly Brit.a small pan or metal cup.[1815-25; PAN1 + -I- + -KIN]
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Pannikin — Pan ni*kin, n. [Dim. of pan a dish.] A small pan or cup. Marryat. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pannikin — 1823, described as a Suffolk dialect word, from PAN (Cf. pan) (n.) + dim. suffix KIN (Cf. kin) … Etymology dictionary
pannikin — [pan′i kin] n. [dim. of PAN1: see KIN] Chiefly Brit. 1. a small pan 2. a metal cup … English World dictionary
pannikin — /ˈpænəkən / (say panuhkuhn) noun 1. a small pan or metal cup. –adjective 2. of or relating to someone who acts as though their status and importance are large, when in reality they are not, as pannikin boss, pannikin snob, etc. –phrase 3. off one …
pannikin boss — /pænəkən ˈbɒs/ (say panuhkuhn bos) noun Colloquial an overseer of a small business or a small gang of labourers; a person of minor authority: *There were the self made men, like James Tyson, a pannikin boss who through rigid saving and shrewd… …
pannikin snob — /pænəkən ˈsnɒb/ (say panuhkuhn snob) noun Colloquial a person of small means who affects a snobbish attitude. {modelled on pannikin boss} …
pannikin — noun Etymology: 1pan + nikin (as in cannikin) Date: 1823 British a small pan or cup … New Collegiate Dictionary
pannikin — noun a) A cup or other vessel used for drinking. b) The contents of such a vessel … Wiktionary
pannikin — noun a small metal drinking cup. Origin C19: from pan1 + kin … English new terms dictionary
pannikin — noun (C) BrE old use a small metal drinking cup … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
