billycan

Etymology

From billy + can.

billycan means A lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

A lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping.“The filling of the billycan, cutting the supports to hang it over the fire, was a public show, but many times he would do this anyway to entertain himself. He unpacked the billycan from his old rucksack and I got out the tea and sugar. He filled the billy, then used his penknife to cut sticks to hang it over the fire.”