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- noun Common misspelling of
canister .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
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Examples
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As of yet, not one tear gas cannister has been fired.
Global Voices in English » Georgia: Opposition ultimatum passes 2009
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Don't keep your powder in a flask or a horn, put the excess back in it's cannister when you put everything away.
i just got my first muzzleloader i don't know any thing about muzzleloaders have any tips 2009
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Need to practice getting a gun and cannister unholstered, though animals can be so unbelievably quick.
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Another option for 'take along' tinder is the lint collected from the dryer after a load of towels BUT it should be kept bone dry in a 35mm film cannister.
What is the best way to start a fire in a hurry in the outdoors without matches etc. 2009
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Need to practice getting a gun and cannister unholstered, though animals can be so unbelievably quick.
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If we look into the future, the cannister gets bigger, the taps become more numerous, the product gets more generic, maybe nameless, and the producers who make it get larger – as badly needed profits that small wineries survive on get eaten up by more efficient large-scale operations.
Keg wine comes to the Finger Lakes, NY | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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You might want to activate one of the most helpful features you can have on the “Slide to Unlock” screen: an actual percentage indicator for your battery, rather than a somewhat relative cannister filled with green power.
Show Battery Percentages On iPhone 3GS | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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We knew it was the army which left the cannister but we had never seen anything like this.
Israel accused after Palestinian boys burned by mystery canister 2011
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You might want to activate one of the most helpful features you can have on the “Slide to Unlock” screen: an actual percentage indicator for your battery, rather than a somewhat relative cannister filled with green power.
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Another option for 'take along' tinder is the lint collected from the dryer after a load of towels BUT it should be kept bone dry in a 35mm film cannister.
What is the best way to start a fire in a hurry in the outdoors without matches etc. 2009
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