OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34669

canteen

/kænˈtiːn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cantimplora
A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
Come, stack arms, Men! Pile on the rails; stir up the campfire bright; no matter if the canteen fails, we'll make a roaring night. Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ri…
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