canteen

Etymology

Borrowed from French cantine, itself borrowed from Italian cantina. Doublet of cantina.

noun

1. A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
   1. (Hong Kong) A cafeteria in a school or place of work.
2. A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency or on a film location etc.
3. A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc.
4. A military mess kit.
5. A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink
   Come, stack arms, Men! Pile on the rails; stir up the campfire bright; no matter if the canteen fails, we'll make a roaring night. Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, to swell the Brigade's rousing song, of “Stonewall Jackson’s Way.” 1862, John Williamson Palmer, Stonewall Jackson's Way