pitcherful

American  

[pich-er-fool] / ˈpɪtʃ ərˌfʊl /

noun

plural

pitcherfuls

1. the amount held by a pitcher.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of pitcherful

First recorded in 1685–95; pitcher ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

She set the dining-room table with the good linen and silverware, collected fruit from the tamarind tree, and squeezed and strained a pitcherful of juice.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

We presume that few will thirst for another draught from this pitcherful of the Border Helicon; and—as time presses—we shall now push forward to the consideration of the remodelled poetry.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 by Various

A white beard that reaches down to his waist, and if you'd put it into hot water it would yield more than a pitcherful of grease.

From Luna Benamor by Goldberg, Isaac

Among other things, this unfortunate child had to go twice a day to draw water more than a mile and a half from the house, and bring home a pitcherful of it.

From The Tales of Mother Goose As First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696 by Welsh, Charles

"Did you get a whole pitcherful out of one lemon?" asked the boy.

From Dandelion Cottage by Rankin, Carroll Watson