canful

[ kan-fool ]

noun

, plural can·fuls.

1. the amount that a can will hold.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of canful¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; can ² + -ful

Example Sentences

So she gave Uncle Wiggily a canful of fresh milk, for the rabbit had brought the milk can out with him.

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Thinks I, theres power, and its minea canful of steam to a typhoon.

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The boy on the next house-boat was baling the dingey, and whistling a doleful ditty between each canful.

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He drew a canful of water from the well, and had such a wash as no soap and a handkerchief would permit of.

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There was a large canful of water in my bedroom, and I ran in at once to fetch it.

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