bowlful
noun
as much as a bowl can hold.
bowlfuls
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pluralof bowlful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To serve, cook 200g mixed berries with 20g sugar and pour over bowlfuls of the ice-cream, garnishing with fresh lemon thyme and a drizzle of olive oil.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2019
Berger suggests the twins gather photos of Beverly – and they go ahead and make a sort of homemade shrine and eat bowlfuls of raspberries alongside it.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2016
Like a wolf, I gorged—ate nineteen paper bowlfuls of chili.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Water in abundance was given us without payment, and they sold us fish dried in the sun, and some bowlfuls of sour milk, all at a reasonable price.
A person of ordinary capacity can scarcely take more than a few bowlfuls of the dish, but there are people brave enough to dispatch twenty or thirty at a time!
From A Japanese Boy by Shigemi Shiukichi
