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glassful

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[glas-fool, glahs-] / ˈglæs fʊl, ˈglɑs- /

noun

  • glassfuls
    plural
  1. an amount contained by or sufficient to fill a glass or tumbler.


Spelling

See -ful.

Other Word Forms

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

The glassful would be cold, for the freight cars were refrigerated.

From Time Magazine Archive

II In Mattie’s Ramble Inn, Jones poured a glassful of beer and sank his long teeth into the foam.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

As about 6 glassfuls of jelly may be cooked at one time, the kettle in which the juice is boiled should be of adequate size to cook this amount without danger of its boiling over.

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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