A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.

plural of can hook

(double modal / stacked modal, used in some dialects, chiefly Southern US) might be able to; be potentially able to

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, can. / Any of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; so called from the shape of the seed vessel.

(chiefly Canada, idiomatic) A nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable.

Alternative spelling of billycan

(transitive, usually with could) To need; to want; to be in a position to benefit from.

(nonstandard, Internet slang) To be able to have.

simple past tense and past participle of tie a can to it

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tie a can to it