potfuln.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌfʊl/

Forms: see pot n.¹ and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pot n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < pot n.¹ + -ful suffix.Apparently attested earlier in a surname:1301 in W. Brown Yorks. Lay Subsidy (1894) 56 Alano Potfulofale.

The quantity that fills a pot; as much as a pot holds. Also figurative: a large quantity (of something).

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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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c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. vii. 176 A potful of peosun þat pers hedde I mad [c1400 C text ix. 182 A potful of potage þat peersses wyf made].

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. 969 (MED) Inte a potful hony let hem slide.

c1475 Mankind (1969) 272 (MED) I was neuer worth a pottfull a wortys sythyn I was born.

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 21^v A whole Potfull of Beere or Ale being cast in.

?c1625 in E. Beveridge & J. D. Westwood Fergusson's Sc. Prov. (1924) No. 143 Ane tuird wil spill ane potfull of bruiss.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 87 A pot full of ashes, will still containe as much water as it would without them.

1743 S. Hales Descr. Ventilators 85 The additional Weight of Water, among the Wheat, being deducted from the Potfull of Water only.

1796 D. Campbell Journey over Land to India lx. 141 They..poured on the pile, above where the woman lay, a potful of something that appeared to me to be oil.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxi. 390 The mate stole a pot-full of coffee for two men to drink behind the galley.

1881 Scribner's Monthly 22 77 A fire is started..to cook a potful of meat.

1928 Garden & Home Builder Aug. 566/1 A few minutes of hot sun will wipe out a potful of newly germinated Primulas or Meconopsis.

1959 J. Brosnan Long Season 201 Most of the time a potentially high-scoring team will run up a potful of runs in one or two games.

1995 Esquire Aug. 91 The étouffée, a big potful brought in from outside the prison, is delicious.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potful
释义	potfuln. Brit. /ˈpɒtfʊl/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌfʊl/ Forms: see pot n.¹ and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pot n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < pot n.¹ + -ful suffix.Apparently attested earlier in a surname:1301 in W. Brown Yorks. Lay Subsidy (1894) 56 Alano Potfulofale. The quantity that fills a pot; as much as a pot holds. Also figurative: a large quantity (of something). ΘΚΠ 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 panfula1325 potfulc1390 pot1530 pigful1590 pan1762 saucepanful1825 billyful1866 c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. vii. 176 A potful of peosun þat pers hedde I mad [c1400 C text ix. 182 A potful of potage þat peersses wyf made]. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. 969 (MED) Inte a potful hony let hem slide. c1475 Mankind (1969) 272 (MED) I was neuer worth a pottfull a wortys sythyn I was born. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 21^v A whole Potfull of Beere or Ale being cast in. ?c1625 in E. Beveridge & J. D. Westwood Fergusson's Sc. Prov. (1924) No. 143 Ane tuird wil spill ane potfull of bruiss. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 87 A pot full of ashes, will still containe as much water as it would without them. 1743 S. Hales Descr. Ventilators 85 The additional Weight of Water, among the Wheat, being deducted from the Potfull of Water only. 1796 D. Campbell Journey over Land to India lx. 141 They..poured on the pile, above where the woman lay, a potful of something that appeared to me to be oil. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxi. 390 The mate stole a pot-full of coffee for two men to drink behind the galley. 1881 Scribner's Monthly 22 77 A fire is started..to cook a potful of meat. 1928 Garden & Home Builder Aug. 566/1 A few minutes of hot sun will wipe out a potful of newly germinated Primulas or Meconopsis. 1959 J. Brosnan Long Season 201 Most of the time a potentially high-scoring team will run up a potful of runs in one or two games. 1995 Esquire Aug. 91 The étouffée, a big potful brought in from outside the prison, is delicious. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390
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