silo can
n.— «One of them once informed me that the 16oz beer cans that are called “tall boys” in the Portland vernacular were often referred to as “silo cans” ’round the parts where he spent his salad days.» —“sacrosanct” by badpenny Festering Carbuncle May 7, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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