coffee can
noun
a cylindrical metal container in which coffee is packaged and retailed, often retained as a handy vessel for storing small items or cash in.
coffee cans
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pluralof coffee can.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The hands are driven by motors that are packed into forearms the size of coffee cans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
The devices include seismometers that look a little like coffee cans and monitor for any ground shaking that would signal ascending lava.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2023
Dear Readers: Here are new uses for old coffee cans:
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020
A few display vintage MJB coffee cans or old Kodak cameras — nostalgic relics that could have existed in any small town, not just theirs.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2020
Late Sunday afternoon, as the grand total of $129 was being stuffed into several coffee cans to go to the bank, there was news about the theft.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
