Meaning of lading-can | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tin can (containing two or three quarts) used for taking hot water out of a boiler.
   dialectal, historical
2. A smaller vessel, often graduated for volume, used by traditional grocers for measuring goods such as sugar or rice from bulk to retailable quantities; a piggin.
   dialectal, historical

Examples

“Hurriedly taking off her bodice, she crouched at the boiler while the water ran slowly into her lading-can.”

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