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bucketful

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buck´et`ful`
1.a bucket filled with a substance, or the quantity which would fill a bucket.
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Noun1.bucketful - the quantity contained in a bucket
bucket
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
Translations
bucketful [ˈbʌkɪtfʊl] N → cubo m (lleno), balde m (lleno) (LAm)
by the bucketful → a cubos (fig) → a montones, en grandes cantidades
bucketful [ˈbʌkɪtfʊl] n (= pailful) → plein seau m
bucket seat n → (siège-)baquet m
bucket shop n (for air tickets) officine de vente de billets d'avion à prix réduit
bucketful
n → Eimer m; by the bucketful (fig inf) → tonnenweise (inf)


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Some people say that a horse ought not to drink all he likes; but I know if we are allowed to drink when we want it we drink only a little at a time, and it does us a great deal more good than swallowing down half a bucketful at a time, because we have been left without till we are thirsty and miserable.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
Mother Holle led her, as she had led her sister, to the broad gateway; but as she was passing through, instead of the shower of gold, a great bucketful of pitch came pouring over her.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
Bucketful by bucketful, from the tap at the sink in the corner, he filled a large galvanized-iron tub.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
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