pannikin

Tiny metal cup

A pannikin is a small metal drinking cup or pan, typically made of tin.

The word is chiefly British and Australian, associated with outdoor life, camping, and earlier eras: He boiled water in a pannikin over the fire.

The diminutive suffix suggests something smaller than a standard pan.

vessel

mug

Handled cup for beverages

  • cupSmall drinking container
  • tinElement fifty, Sn
  • containerThing for storing items

drinkware · beaker · tumbler · canteen · flask · dipper · ladle · noggin · porringer · tankard

cookware

tinware

Coated metal household items

skillet · kettle · pot · kitchenware · utensils · enamelware · boiling · brewing

camping

campfire

Outdoor fire for gathering

wilderness · billy · trail · bushcraft · survival · expedition · rations · campsite · trek · provisioning

material

tin

Element fifty, Sn

aluminium · steel · lightweight · durable · dented · battered · beaten · rust · utilitarian · sturdy

vintage

antique

Old valued collectible

historical · heritage · old-fashioned · traditional · relic · quaint · colonial · Victorian · rustic · wartime

Opposites
size of drinking/cooking vessel

pannikincauldron

Large metal cooking pot

vat · barrel · cistern · tank · kettle

vessel material and construction

pannikingoblet

Stemmed drinking vessel

chalice · crystal glass · porcelain cup · fine china · stemware

Family

pan, patina, panhandle, panful

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G