panfuln.
/ˈpanfʊl/, U.S. /ˈpænˌfʊl/ The amount that a pan will hold; the contents of a pan.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > pot or pan
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a1325 St. Christina (Corpus Cambr.) 240 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 323 (MED) He let ssere of clene al hure her, & fur gleden attelaste He let panne uol and oþer uppon hure heued caste.
1661 R. Boyle Physico-chym. Ess. Salt-petre in Certain Physiol. Ess. 108 (note) We once..plac'd the Retort only in a pan-ful of Sand.
1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) ix. 251 He overturned..a panfull of grease in the fire, and had almost brunt the house.
1848 Sci. Amer. 16 Dec. 99/2 The Gold Mines in Virginia promise to rival those of California. One panful of the ore last week produced $125 of pure gold.
1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It lxi. 443 A ‘prospect’ is what one finds in the first panful of dirt.
1894 Outing 23 356/2 A panful of water.
1935 L. Mann Human Drift xxiv. 163 When they struck the stream they washed some panfuls from likely places, getting a thin colour.
1978 L. Davidson Chelsea Murders xxix. 178 He made himself a panful of bacon and eggs.
1993 S. Benítez Place where Sea Remembers v. 48 Bersa, la tortillera, emerged from a house and tossed a panful of water at the chickens.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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