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noun
Date: 14th century
1. as much or as many as a pot will hold
2. a large amount <makes a potful of money — John Corry>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
potful
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potful — [pät′fool΄] n. pl. potfuls as much as a pot will hold … English World dictionary
potful — UK [ˈpɒtˌfʊl] / US [ˈpɑtˌfʊl] noun [countable] Word forms potful : singular potful plural potfuls the amount that a pot can hold a potful of soup … English dictionary
potful — pot|ful [ pat,ful ] noun count the amount that a POT can hold: a potful of soup … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
potful — /pot fool/, n., pl. potfuls. the amount that can be held by a pot. [1350 1400; ME. See POT1, FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * … Universalium
potful — noun As much as a pot will hold … Wiktionary
potful — pot|ful [ˈpɔtful US ˈpa:t ] n the amount a pot can contain … Dictionary of contemporary English
potful — n. amount of material that fills one pot … English contemporary dictionary
potful — noun (C) the amount that a pot can contain … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
potful — pot·ful … English syllables
potful — /ˈpɒtfʊl/ (say potfool) noun the amount that can be carried in a pot …
