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kettleful

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Noun1.kettlefulkettleful - the quantity a kettle will hold      
kettle
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold


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Then she left them and went down into the palace kitchens, where she told the servants to sharpen the knives, and to make a great fire ready, and hang a large kettleful of water over it.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
Hagar, the witch, chanted an awful incantation over her kettleful of simmering toads, with weird effect.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
You cook another kettleful, and I 'll pick you some meats all fair.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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