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canful

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Noun1.canful - the quantity contained in a can
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containerful - the quantity that a container will hold


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Basically, it's this: The kids get a canful of Mom and Dad's mutual antagonisms, so they just lock 'em up until they can sort out their differences.
BET THE `HOUSE' ON ARRESTING PERFORMANCES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Adelita would carry from Guadalupe the "spirit of the land" in " a canful of simple, good earth" (HOA 7), but Clemente fears that his bond with the land cannot be carried with him.
The Chicano translation of Troy: epic topoi in the novels of Rudolfo ... by Taylor, Paul Beekman / MELUS
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