dishful

How to use dishful in a sentence

• My foster-sisters were so earnest that the Hags thought themselves mistaken, and they ate the whole dishful of porridge.

  The King of Ireland's Son | Padraic Colum

• Would you mind,” asked David in an embarrassed manner as he wistfully eyed the coveted luxury, “if I took my dishful home?

  David Dunne | Belle Kanaris Maniates

• Richard looked enviously at the party next to them, who had washed more than half-an-ounce of gold from a tin dishful of earth.

  Grif | B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

• You are safe there, Oscar, as I made this extra dishful to be kept back so you and Susan will be sure to get some.

  The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp | Nell Speed

• Sometimes a present was bestowed upon the one who ate his dishful first.

  Legends of The Kaw | Carrie de Voe