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ladleful

[ leyd-l-fool ]

noun

, plural la·dle·fuls.
  1. the amount that fills a ladle.


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Spelling Note

See -ful.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ladleful1

1400–50; late Middle English. See ladle, -ful
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Example Sentences

The water started as a trickle, a ladleful of water gently poured over my chin, my lips.

About three quarters after eleven, have your slice dried bread ready in a dish, and pour a ladleful of the broth upon it.

He dipped a huge ladleful out of the pot, as if he were going to administer a dose on the spot.

All their drugs would have had no more effect than a ladleful of pea-soup.

Devout men, as they pass by, reverently pour a ladleful of water.

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