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pantryful

pantryful noun: as much as a pantry will hold.

Noun

pantryful (plural pantryfuls or pantriesful)

  1. As much as a pantry will hold.
    • On this island they found a single house neatly fitted and furnished and provided with pantriesful and gardensful of good things to eat and conveniences all the way from “bakin’ pewder” to Dutch ovens.1899 September 22, “A Real Ginger Jar. The Quiet Scheme of the City Librarian. Stockton’s Part in It. No One Need Let His Conscience Worry Him in the Library--The Work of a Story.”, in The Daily...
    • Nothing else will account for this new book of Sister Anne’s which is a duplicate of Brother Dillwyn’s with just a few more hamperfuls of old-time clothes strewn in, a few more pantryfuls of homemade soups, salads, desserts, cakes, cookies and whipped cream.1927 January 10, “Sister Anne”, in Time: The Weekly Newsmagazine, volume IX, number 2, page 37

Forms of pantryful

pluralpantryfuls
pluralpantriesful

Origin of pantryful

From pantry + -ful.

Questions about pantryful

What does pantryful mean?
Pantryful means as much as a pantry will hold.
What part of speech is pantryful?
Pantryful is a noun.
What is the plural of pantryful?
The plural of pantryful is pantryfuls.

Words near pantryful in the dictionary

  1. pantry check
  2. pantry checks
  3. pantry moth
  4. pantry moths
  5. pantry worm
  6. pantryful
  7. pantryfuls
  8. pantryless
  9. pantrylike
  10. pantrymaid
  11. pantrymaids

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