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

Inflected Forms

noun

• jarfuls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of jarful

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

Example Sentences

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

Aunt Corinne was just becoming fired with anxiety to own such a jarful herself, when the carriage turned toward the road and her mother obliged her to climb in.

From Old Caravan Days by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

Add 1 teaspoonful of salt to each jarful, but no water.

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