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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as watering-pot.

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Examples

  • While fully agreeing that the demand is not distributed from a watering-can, there still is a question - is the internal demand in EU large enough?

    The Economic Consequences of Mr. Hugh | afoe | A Fistful of Euros | European Opinion 2010

  • A nearly naked mali, watering-can in hand, was moving in the jungle of flowers like some large nectar-sucking bird.

    Burmese Days 2002

  • Cadfael put away his watering-can, leaving the open, sunlit beds until the cool of the evening, and sat down beside his friend on the bench against the high south wall.

    An Excellent Mystery Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1985

  • Cadfael put away his watering-can, leaving the open, sunlit beds until the cool of the evening, and sat down beside his friend on the bench against the high south wall.

    An Excellent Mystery Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1985

  • The fruit-pickers were still at work, though with most of their harvest already gleaned, when Cadfael put away his hoe and watering-can and went to prepare for Vespers.

    An Excellent Mystery Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1985

  • The fruit-pickers were still at work, though with most of their harvest already gleaned, when Cadfael put away his hoe and watering-can and went to prepare for Vespers.

    An Excellent Mystery Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1985

  • He waved the watering-can amiably at the thrush, and disappeared inside again.

    My Family and Other Animals Durrell, Gerald, 1925- 1956

  • Fascinated by this mass of birds I edged slowly round the room, pausing to gaze into each cage, while Kralefsky (who appeared to have forgotten my existence) seized a large watering-can from the table and danced nimbly from cage to cage, filling water-pots.

    My Family and Other Animals Durrell, Gerald, 1925- 1956

  • Any chance of setting at naught the _absolute_ prepensities of our legislators (with a watering-can or by judicious keyhole stuffing, to hide the light) was duly availed of.

    The Siege of Kimberley T. Phelan

  • "Oh! oh! oh!" gasped Ettie, for the umbrella slipped from her hand and she received the contents of the watering-can on her head, neck, and arms.

    Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) Various

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