CANISTERED

Verb

canistered

simple past tense and past participle of canister

Anagrams

• tridecanes

Source: Wiktionary


CANISTER

Can"is*ter, n. Etym: [L. canistrum a basket woven from reeds Gr. canistre. See Cane, and Canaster.]

1. A small basket of rushes, or wilow twigs, etc.

2. A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.

3. (Mil.)

Definition: 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,

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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