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Show Origin of Word "Canteen. A ktranuo etymological hltory is that pohsosM'd by the word "canteen" which Wan canned so much talk In temperance and army circles If its origin Is correctly assigned (u tho old Latin "iiilntana," which literally means "of the fifth rank.' or "fifth In order." The "qulntana (via)" waa a street In tho Honian camp so called because it camn between tho fifth maniple, or company, and the sixth. Hero all the 1iubIuoh3 and markeUng of tho camp was doae and "ijulntana" eventually came to moan a market. |