ladlefuln.
/ˈleɪdlfʊl/, U.S. /ˈleɪd(ə)lˌfʊl/ As much as fills a ladle.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > a load as a quantity > amount that fills a ladle or scoop
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c1430 Two Cookery-bks. 8 Þan caste a ladel-ful, or more or lasse, of boter þer-to.
1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall Ded. sig. A2v The first ladlefull had a smacke as soft as pap.
1700 J. Tyrrell Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 900 The..Cook..cast a Ladle-full of Boiling Water in his Face.
1722 T. Sheridan Wonder of Wonders (ed. 6) 4 He takes a Pot of scalding Oil, and throws it by great Ladles full directly at the Ladies.
1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold I. vi. 95 He raised the ladleful of the liquid and allowed its contents to drip into the glass.
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