a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 15189 (MED) A man þar yow sal mete, A watrin vescel in his hand.
1659 G. Everard 21 Taking into your hands a great watering vessel..you shall water by sprinkling all the foresaid leaves.
1974 A. N. Hume 68 The earliest watering vessel so far found in North America is a fine brass can..discarded about 1660.