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hotwater can

hotwater can is the alternative form 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

Forms of hotwater can

pluralhotwater cans

Questions about hotwater can

What is hotwater can the alternative form of?
Hotwater can is the alternative form of hot water can.

Words near hotwater can in the dictionary

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  4. hotwater bottle
  5. hotwater bottles
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  9. hotwater heaters
  10. hotwater physa
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