canful

American  

[kan-fool] / ˈkæn fʊl /

noun

canfuls plural

1. the amount that a can will hold.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• canfuls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of canful

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

canful canfuls

He took over an hour to eat the canful.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

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

From Pearl of Pearl Island by Oxenham, John

At last it was ready, and Tommy mounted the companion-way, carrying a canful.

From The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas by Strang, Mrs. Herbert

If you like nitrogen, go and get a druggist to give you a canful of it at the soda counter, and let you sip it with a straw.

From Literary Lapses by Leacock, Stephen

But once in awhile they discover that the reward of virtue is just as apt to be trouble as not, and that one good turn can unscrew the lid of a whole canful of calamities.

From The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)

The servant was staggering upstairs with two big canfuls of water; the task was beyond her strength.

From Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Newte, Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can)

Then the water is near spent, and they are forced to come to half allowance, till they save and drink greedily whole canfuls of the bitter rain water.

From Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time by Kingsley, Charles