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hot water cans

hot water cans is the plural of hot water can.

Meaning of hot water can

Noun

hot water can (plural hot water cans)

  1. (historical) A can (often with a spout and handle) filled with hot water, used to warm a room, to keep one's feet warm, or to supply water for such things as shaving, washing, etc.
    • The rest of us were glad to creep between blankets, with a mountain of covers on top, and a hot water can inside. What a tale to tell of balmy Florida!1889, Helen Harcourt, chapter 11, in Home Life in Florida, Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton, page 178

Questions about hot water cans

What is hot water cans the plural of?
Hot water cans is the plural of hot water can.

Words near hot water cans in the dictionary

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  4. hot water bottles
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  9. hot water heater
  10. hot water heaters
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