jarful

American  

[jahr-fool] / ˈdʒɑr fʊl /

noun

jarfuls plural

1. the amount that a jar can hold.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• jarfuls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of jarful

First recorded in 1865–70; jar ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

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jarful jarfuls

Gift it by the jarful, or eat it by the fistful.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022

When I see a jarful in the bathroom of a gym, I thrill, as though I were a smoker and they were cigarettes.

From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2020

Early in his career, he was known to eat peanut butter by the jarful, boxes of cinnamon buns and huge breakfasts consisting of cornflakes, sausages, eggs, bananas and cream, and pancakes drenched in maple syrup.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 15, 2017

Add a teaspoonful of salt to each jarful, fill the jars with boiling water, adjust the lids, and cook according to the method preferred.

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

Add 1 teaspoonful of salt to each jarful of corn and adjust the jar lids.

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

Then Theodora, Ellen, and Catherine prepared over a hundred jarfuls of the green vine and berries.

From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)