potful

American  

[pot-fool] / ˈpɒt fʊl /

noun

plural

potfuls

1. the amount that can be held by a pot.

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potful British  

/ ˈpɒtfʊl /

noun

1. the amount held by a pot

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of potful

1350–1400; Middle English. See pot ¹, -ful

Example Sentences

Make a potful this afternoon, and then eat it all week long.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Although a few markets saw small declines, others, such as Nyanya, saw the price of a potful jump by nearly 16 percent.

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2021

She made a big potful of spaghetti sauce and another big pot of spaghetti and loaded them, along with bread and tortillas, into the back of her SUV.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2020

In Korea, the dish has a name—san nak ji—and in Flushing, Queens, there is a Korean restaurant that serves it, along with a potful of other live sea creatures, which are quickly simmered to their demise.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2014

There was a potful of freshly made coffee warming on the stove and someone had set a pitcher of real cream in the middle of the table.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith