canful
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He took over an hour to eat the canful.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
“I’ll run and fetch a canful of water,” said Olive, who was extremely good-natured.
From Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School by Meade, L. T.
If the tiny canful which is our selves is pure and unsoiled, then when it meets the world it will blend with the Spirit which informs the world perfectly harmoniously, without distress or dislocation.
From Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning by Carpenter, Edward
So she gave Uncle Wiggily a canful of fresh milk, for the rabbit had brought the milk can out with him.
From Uncle Wiggily's Travels by Garis, Howard Roger
He drank a canful of cold tea, and then went suddenly to sleep while the others lighted the fire.
From Ranching for Sylvia by Bindloss, Harold
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
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)
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