pailfuls
- plural of pailful.
Example Sentences
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"There's no good way to get in here with a wagon; and, besides, we can't dip up more than two or three pailfuls at a time,—then we must wait for the spring to fill."
From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
One man at the clay-bank toiled zealously at the important task of mixing and tempering it, while another came and went with pailfuls that were used up as fast as he could bring them.
From Two Arrows A Story of Red and White by Stoddard, William Osborn
You can imagine the effort made to supply two barrels of coffee with only three camp-kettles, two iron boilers holding two pailfuls, one small iron tea-kettle and one sauce-pan, to make it in.
From Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience by Bellows, Henry W.
At the end of this time, it is to be kneaded for more than an hour, with three pailfuls of warm water.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
He swallowed pailfuls of water, and it was only with the utmost difficulty that he succeeded in reaching the bank.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
