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Definition of Canful
1. Noun. The quantity contained in a can.
Definition of Canful
1. Noun. As much as a can will hold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Canful
1. as much as a can holds [n CANFULS or CANSFUL]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canful
Literary usage of Canful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Half-yearly Abstract of the Medical Sciences: Being a Digest of British edited by William Harcourt Ranking, Charles Bland Radcliffe, William Dommett Stone (1862)
"At this time the hawking, spitting, and clawing »t the throat were very incessant,
and the first canful of water induced frightful spasms, both generally ..."
2. Lighting by Acetylene, Generators, Burners, and Electric Furnaces by William E. Gibbs (1898)
"It reaches the bell cool and thoroughly washed. As the bell rises and falls,
carbide is automatically fed to the generator, canful by ..."
3. The Principles of Agriculture Through the School and the Home Garden by Cyril Adelbert Stebbins (1913)
"(8) Secure samples of clay, sand, and humus. Keep a sample of each for demonstration.
Place a canful of each in the sun a few minutes before the lesson. ..."
4. Dangers and Chemistry of Fire, for Grammar Schools by Clarence Maris, Ohio Dept. of Public Instruction (1921)
"A canful of air, or a roomful of air, which has mixed in it as little as
one-twentieth part of gasolene vapor, is more dangerous than is a ..."
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