DISHFUL

dish, dishful

(noun) the quantity that a dish will hold; “they served me a dish of rice”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dishful (plural dishfuls)

as much as a dish will hold

Source: Wiktionary


Dish"ful, n.; pl. Dishfuls (.

Definition: As much as a dish holds when full.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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