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Noun: watering can  wo-tu-ring kan
  1. A container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants
    "She used a watering can to gently water her delicate seedlings";
    - watering pot [US]
     
  2. The quantity that a watering can will hold
    "He filled the watering can to its full capacity before tending to the garden"

Derived forms: watering cans

Type of: container, containerful

Encyclopedia: Watering can