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ladleful

[leyd-l-foo l]

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noun, plural la·dle·fuls.

the amount that fills a ladle.

Origin of ladleful

1400–50; late Middle English. See ladle, -ful

Usage note

See -ful.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for ladleful

Historical Examples of ladleful

Devout men, as they pass by, reverently pour a ladleful of water.
The Historical Child
Oscar Chrisman
So I got off better than I expected; but the taste of that ladleful stuck to me for days.
Visits To Monasteries in the Levant
Robert Curzon
Pour in a ladleful of the batter, and let it spread into a circular form.
Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed.
Sulpice Baru
Suddenly she dashed a ladleful of boiling soap through the crack full into the face of the intruder.
Stories Of Georgia
Joel Chandler Harris
One ladleful of soup is sufficient for each person, and a second portion is not offered.
The Century Cook Book
Mary Ronald