watering can

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noun

a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.

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Also called watering pot, sprinkling can .

Origin of watering can

First recorded in 1685–95

Words nearby watering can

water hyacinth, water ice, water-inch, wateriness, watering, watering can, watering hole, watering place, watering pot, water intoxication, waterish

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How to use watering can in a sentence

The best watering cans hold just the right amount of water, make watering comfortable, and look good enough that you don’t need to hide them when they’re not in use.
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The best watering cans to keep your plants thriving all year round|Sarah Horaczek|October 14, 2021|Popular-Science
To create this list, we scoured the internet and drew on real world experience to find watering cans that would meet specific needs.
The best watering cans to keep your plants thriving all year round|Sarah Horaczek|October 14, 2021|Popular-Science
Dishing out water can feel like a chore, but with the best watering cans, it can actually turn into an enjoyable experience.
The best watering cans to keep your plants thriving all year round|Sarah Horaczek|October 14, 2021|Popular-Science

In doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub.
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Finally, Deborah Racicot of Narcissa prepares mouth-watering (and non-basic) pumpkin crepes with warm sage cinnamon en glaze.
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He does not walk, talk, eat, or drink, and he gets his nutrition—and watering!
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So it's really a take-what-you-can-get kind of situation with him.
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The shards of one can be used to cut someone (never mind the constant availability of soup-can tops).
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Of course, newly acquired Ferns will pay for extra attention in the way of watering until they have secured a proper roothold.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
I have always had a curiosity to visit one of the German watering places, as I'm told they are extremely pleasant.
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Two and one-half minutes would be allowed for changing engines, three for watering, and two for coaling.
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From Bungay in Suffolk comes the news that a water-wagtail has built its nest in a milk-can.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
The next day was employed in wooding and watering, in which the natives, particularly our friend Jack, assisted.
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British Dictionary definitions for watering can

watering can

noun

a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle used to sprinkle water over plants

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