lading-can

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tin can (containing two or three quarts) used for taking hot water out of a boiler. dialectal,historical
    — Hurriedly taking off her bodice, she crouched at the boiler while the water ran slowly into her lading-can.
  2. 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. dialectal,historical

词形变化

lading-cans plural
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