"canful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: canfuls [plural], cansful [plural]
Etymology: can + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|can|ful|pos=noun}} can + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cansful}} canful (plural canfuls or cansful)
  1. As much as a can will hold. Translations (as much as a can will hold): lán canna [masculine] (Irish), lán ceaintín [masculine] (Irish), cannée [Jersey, feminine] (Norman)
    Sense id: en-canful-en-noun-f~KaOnv5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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