lading-can

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|dialect|historical}} A tin can (containing two or three quarts) used for taking hot water out of a boiler.
2. {{lb|en|dialect|historical}} 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]].

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