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Old 14th April 2020, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ainarssems View Post
Is it Gerry Can, I always thought it's Jerry can but then again English is not my first language and there could be regional variations.
Interesting question, and you are correct with Jerrycan.

Here's the source https://www.collinsdictionary.com/di...glish/jerrican which says that the idea was copied from the Germans during WW2. Hence Jerrycan.
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