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

Put into the chafing-dish a tablespoonful of butter; when it is melted, add a tablespoonful of chopped celery, a teaspoonful of flour, a half cupful of cream or milk, and a canful of crab meat.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Then he remembered that he had a canful with him, the one he had almost unconsciously snatched up when he started on his present errand.

From Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines by Monroe, Kirk

“Well, it does seem a particularly sorrowful monkey, that,” said Harold, laughing, as he helped himself to another canful of tea.

From Black Ivory by Pearson, Francis B.

An occasional canful of water would have been thought quite sufficient for you, with perhaps a dip in a stream if you could get it.

From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Brazil, Angela

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