canteen
can·teen / kanˈtēn/ • n. 1. a restaurant provided by an organization such as a military camp, college, factory, or company for its students or staff.2. a small water bottle, as used by soldiers or campers.
Canteen
Canteen
a chest or case for carrying culinary utensils, hence, a collection of the utensils themselves; a small tin or wooden vessel with the capacity of three to four pints carried by soldiers on the march; by workmen, or by travellers.
Examples: canteen of coffee, 1851; cutlery; with a tea service, 1839; of water, 1744; of wine flasks, 1737.
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