Answer:
You can break it or drink water from it.
One might hang a locket from this
Each morning I appear to lie at your feet, all day I follow no matter how fast you run. Yet I nearly perish in the midday sun.
Many foods can make me strong but give me water and I won't last long.
What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?
A little house full of meat, no door to go in and eat.