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Canister
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.
(2):
(n.) A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.
(3):
(n.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; - called also canister shot.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Canister'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/canister.html. 1828.