bowlful

[ bohl-fool ]

noun

, plural bowl·fuls.

1. as much as a bowl can hold:

   He ate two bowlfuls of soup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowlful¹

First recorded in 1605–15; bowl ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

I spotted my husband standing in the kitchen, eating a bowlful of the leftover snacks shaped like Froot Loops — a cereal he loved as a kid — doused with milk.

From Washington Post

Order by the bowlful and use a toothpick to pluck the meat from the shells.

From Eater

The baby was naturally attracted to the bowlful of gold and jewels, but an angel intervened and pushed his hand to the other bowl.

From The Daily Beast

Skenedonk went to the gigantic hearth, and one of the Jews ladled him out a bowlful of the cauldron stew, which he brought to me.

From Project Gutenberg

To a pint bowlful of codfish hash add a tablespoonful of butter, a palatable seasoning of pepper and the yolk of one raw egg.

From Project Gutenberg

For a pint bowlful of meat use about a tablespoonful of chopped onion.

From Project Gutenberg

The woman was so fat and in such a temper, "that she shook when she ran, like a bowlful of jelly," Frieda thought to herself.

From Project Gutenberg

A house full and a hole full, but you can't catch a bowlful.'

From Project Gutenberg