pitcherful
Americannoun
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pitcherfuls
plural
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She set the dining-room table with the good linen and silverware, collected fruit from the tamarind tree, and squeezed and strained a pitcherful of juice.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
A Highland practice was to send 333some one on the last night of the year to draw a pitcherful of water in silence, and without the vessel touching the ground.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
Off he hurried, returning presently with a pitcherful of fresh water and a glass, and with this the man was given a drink, when Jerry held up his head.
From The Motor Boys on the Pacific Or, the Young Derelict Hunters by Young, Clarence
A white beard that reaches down to his waist, and if you'd put it into hot water it would yield more than a pitcherful of grease.
From Luna Benamor by Goldberg, Isaac
"Did you get a whole pitcherful out of one lemon?" asked the boy.
From Dandelion Cottage by Rankin, Carroll Watson
From the balconies above were dashed down pailfuls and pitcherfuls of water.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee
One of the young men modestly replied, 'Yes: we filled the cistern this morning; but it leaks, and requires a few pitcherfuls more.'
From A Laodicean : a Story of To-day by Hardy, Thomas
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