coffeepotful
coffeepotful noun: as much as a coffee pot will hold.
Noun
coffeepotful (plural coffeepotfuls)
- As much as a coffee pot will hold.
- Wash a coffeepotful of rice in two or three waters, then let it soak all night in three pints of new milk.1883 June 21, “Housekeepers’ Helps”, in The Hicksville News, volume IX, number 43, Hicksville, Ohio
- Then add the curry powder, a little salt, a small piece of cocoanut grated, and a coffeepotful of rich milk or cream.1885 July 24, “Home Topics”, in Boston Evening Transcript, volume LVIII, number 17,867, Boston, Mass., page 3
Examples of coffeepotful in a sentence
- Then add the curry powder, a little salt, a small piece of coconut grated, and a coffeepotful of rich milk or cream.1894, “The Kitchen”, in Spons’ Household Manual: A Treasury of Domestic Receipts and Guide for Home Management, London: E. & F. N. Spon...
- Whip a pint of thick cream, add it to a quarter of a pint or half a big coffeepotful of cool but liquid aspic jelly, and a desert^([sic]) spoonful of sherry.1904 September 21, “Rich English Cookery. Elaborate Recipes Concocted by English Chefs for Course Dinners.”, in The Kansas City Star...
- If a number of guests have requested it, you might make a coffeepotful.1965, Geneviève Antoine Dariaux, “Coffee”, in Entertaining with Elegance, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →LCCN, page 79:
- Every morning I pour a coffeepotful of water on it.”1967, Eulalia Bourne, “Caring for the Green”, in Woman in Levi’s, The University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 102:
Forms of coffeepotful
| plural | coffeepotfuls |
|---|---|
| alternative form | coffee potful |
| alternative form | coffee-potful |
Origin of coffeepotful
From coffeepot + -ful.
Questions about coffeepotful
- What does coffeepotful mean?
- Coffeepotful means as much as a coffee pot will hold.
- How do you use coffeepotful in a sentence?
- Then add the curry powder, a little salt, a small piece of coconut grated, and a coffeepotful of rich milk or cream.
- What part of speech is coffeepotful?
- Coffeepotful is a noun.
- What is the plural of coffeepotful?
- The plural of coffeepotful is coffeepotfuls.
Words near coffeepotful in the dictionary
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