glassful
Americannoun
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glassfuls
plural
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See -ful.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of glassful
before 900; Middle English; Old English glæs full. See glass, -ful
Example Sentences
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It is a very different glassful: earthy, minerally, spicy and just right for a steak off the grill.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2018
Or you could have a refrigerated glassful of this substance in the form of grapefruit juice.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2017
They contained sufficient drink "to supply every man, woman and child in Oregon with a glassful."
From Time Magazine Archive
Horn playing is not normal breathing, and in two hours' playing time a horn will act as a condenser and easily catch a glassful of water from the lungs, sir, not spit!
From Time Magazine Archive
He gulps down a glassful to show me how tasty it is.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
He chugged down glassfuls of raw eggs like Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky” and ran across town and back like a prizefighter in training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
I had never seen anything like those large glassfuls before.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2012
It was "as if you dashed glassfuls of water into a forest fire."
From Time Magazine Archive
Refusing any sustenance except a few daily glassfuls of Gangajal-water from the Ganges-Sharma quickly lost 15 Ibs. in the first week, soon was unable to sit up.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whatever quantity of jelly is desired may be made, but usually it can be handled best if not more than 6 glassfuls are made at one time.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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