n. A title of honor equivalent to master, don, or sir, formerly common, now only archaic.n. In mining: A small box for carrying coal or attle in a mine.n. In the midland counties of England, a tub or barrel in which water is carried to the pump or raised to the surface. It may or may not be mounted on wheels.n. Nautical, a small buoy having a pole on which is displayed by day a flag and by night a lantern.n. An abbreviation of Danish.