watering can

noun

: a vessel usually with a spout used to sprinkle or pour water especially on plants

called also watering pot

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Well, there’s a different issue for houseplant parents who must wander their indoor jungles with watering cans, misters, fertilizers and pruners and then find a place to store them. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Spacing plants further apart to encourage good air circulation and keeping the foliage dry when watering can further help combat this disease. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024 Mums in pots can still be watered with a wand or watering can, but take care to water under the foliage at the base of the plant. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024 Models carried gardening tools: a watering can, a shovel, a wheelbarrow. Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for watering can 

Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of watering can was in 1685

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“Watering can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watering%20can. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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