noun
- Plural of billycan; lightweight metal cooking pots or containers used for boiling water or cooking, especially in camping or outdoor settings.
Usage: chiefly Australian and British English; often used in camping, hiking, or bush cooking contexts
Examples
- The campers packed several billycans for their week-long hiking trip.
- She filled the billycans with water from the stream to make tea.
- The scout leader demonstrated how to use billycans over an open fire.
- Old billycans hung from hooks around the campsite kitchen.
- We boiled potatoes in one of the billycans while cooking stew in another.