| 单词 | watering can |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswatering can watering can n. a portable container used for watering plants, typically made of metal or (more recently) plastic, with a spout ending in a perforated nozzle or rose to sprinkle the water; cf. watering pot n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > watering apparatus watering pot1448 water-pot1530 garden pot1548 watering can1685 watering pan1702 spout head1733 garden engine1744 chantepleure1842 waterer1884 1685 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. (1924) 58 368 Belonging to thi yairds..a wattering can. 1711 G. Baillie Househ. Bk. (1911) 252 For a watering cann. 1836 Floricultural Mag. July 26 The cuttings being all inserted, they are watered overhead through a fine rosed watering-can. 1958 Financial Times 1 Sept. 6 Innovations in the field, such as Woolworth's plastic watering can, have done well. 2008 National Trust Mag. Autumn 61/2 Using a watering can rather than a sprinkler or hosepipe is more accurate and uses less water. < as lemmas |
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