dishful

American  

[dish-fool] / ˈdɪʃ fʊl /

noun

plural

dishfuls

1. the amount that a dish will hold.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of dishful

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at dish, -ful

Example Sentences

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 • Dec. 15, 2012

But in doing so he upset a whole dishful of sweets, and the big dish with the sweets went into the road-side drain.

From Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition by Mukerji, S.

Here's a nice dishful for you and the girls.—Pitch in, twins, and help yourselves.

From Prudence of the Parsonage by Hueston, Ethel

I spooned out an ordinary dishful, and Sally whispered: “‘Oh, sister! is that all I get?’

From The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air by Penrose, Margaret

A nice dishful can be made for about twenty-five cents.

From Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six by Corson, Juliet