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单词 porringerful
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porringerfuln.

Brit. /ˈpɒrᵻn(d)ʒəfʊl/, U.S. /ˈpɔrəndʒərˌfʊl/
Forms: see porringer n. and -ful suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porringer n., -ful suffix.
Etymology: < porringer n. + -ful suffix.
rare.
As much as a porringer will hold.
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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 > a plate, saucer, or dish
dishfulc1320
saucerfulc1440
dish1600
platterful1611
plateful?c1625
trencherful1660
porringerful1675
tureenful1817
1675 H. More Let. 27 Jan. in Conway Lett. (1992) vii. 400 Had not nature thrown out abundance of water out of her eyes (as she thinks a porringer full) Dr Clark believes she would have been in an Apoplexy.
1705 Pastry-cook's Vade-mecum 90 Strain them, and keep them for your use, taking a Porringerful before the rise, and..half a Porringer before Dinner.
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Dec. 1517/1 Half a porringerful of foul fluid making its escape.
1960 D. V. Thompson tr. C. Cennini Craftsman's Handbk. xxv. 14 Arrange to have one porringerful of clear water to six leaves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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