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milk can
noun[ C ]
(alsomilk-can)uk /ˈmɪlk ˌkæn/ us /ˈmɪlk ˌkæn/(UK alsochurn)
a large container for transporting milk: 奶罐，奶桶;搅乳器
His first job was washing milk cans at a dairy.
She borrowed an old milk-can from a retired milkman to demonstrate to her pupils how milk used to be delivered.
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The farm had no well, so they used 10-gallon milk cans to store clean water for drinking.
Refrigerated tanks replaced the old milk cans.
The milk cans used to be transported to the city by train for processing and sale.
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