potful

[ pot-fool ]

/ ˈpɒt fʊl /

noun, plural pot·fuls.

the amount that can be held by a pot.

Origin of potful

1350–1400; Middle English. See pot¹, -ful

usage note for potful

See -ful.

Words nearby potful

potentiometric, potentiometric surface, potentiometric titration, Potenza, potestas, potful, pothead, pothecary, potheen, pother, potherb

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Example sentences from the Web for potful

Why, I have been to the field and come back long ago, and now I am busy boiling a potful of turnips for breakfast.
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories|Various
Weigh a potful of hard soil and a potful of lowland soil, or muck, after each has been thoroughly dried.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
A very small bit of this chestnut grated into a kettle would make a potful of porridge.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
So he called one of the servants to him, and told him to go and ask whether it could be bought for a potful of gold.
Pepper & Salt|Howard Pyle

And when I see a face like yours holding out a potful of dollars, I know as how you've stolen them.
The Sorcery Club|Elliott O'Donnell

British Dictionary definitions for potful

potful

/ (ˈpɒtfʊl) /

noun

the amount held by a pot

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单词	potful
释义	potful [ pot-fool ] / ˈpɒt fʊl / noun, plural pot·fuls. the amount that can be held by a pot. Origin of potful 1350–1400; Middle English. See pot¹, -ful usage note for potful See -ful. Words nearby potful potentiometric, potentiometric surface, potentiometric titration, Potenza, potestas, potful, pothead, pothecary, potheen, pother, potherb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for potful Why, I have been to the field and come back long ago, and now I am busy boiling a potful of turnips for breakfast. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories\|Various Weigh a potful of hard soil and a potful of lowland soil, or muck, after each has been thoroughly dried. Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets\|Various A very small bit of this chestnut grated into a kettle would make a potful of porridge. Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children\|Mabel Powers So he called one of the servants to him, and told him to go and ask whether it could be bought for a potful of gold. Pepper & Salt\|Howard Pyle And when I see a face like yours holding out a potful of dollars, I know as how you've stolen them. The Sorcery Club\|Elliott O'Donnell British Dictionary definitions for potful potful / (ˈpɒtfʊl) / noun the amount held by a pot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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