dishful
Americannoun
plural
dishfulsSpelling
See -ful.
Etymology
Origin of dishful
Example Sentences
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You might try the legs stir-fried with asparagus, the luscious shell-meat and roe on a dishful of quivering tofu, or a hairy crab version of Shanghai's most famous steamed dumpling, the xiao long bao.
From BBC
As she, however, went on asking, her Step-mother said: ‘Well, I have thrown a dishful of lentils into the cinders, if you have picked them all out in two hours you shall go with us.’
From Project Gutenberg
"My dear," she cried, "see what you are doing! now I shall have to pick over the whole dishful!"
From Project Gutenberg
Sometimes a present was bestowed upon the one who ate his dishful first.
From Project Gutenberg
In a few minutes the ugly flat dishful began to bloom quite freshly.
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