milk can

Milk can

A sturdy galvanized steel can with a tight-fitting lid. Such cans were used for storing milk and cream and for shipping them by train. Because of the latter use, they were sometimes called railway milk cans. Five gallon and ten gallon sizes were common.

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milk can - large can for transporting milk can, tin can, tin - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.