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gourdful

noun

Etymology

From gourd + -ful.

  1. derived from cucurbita
  2. derived from gurde
  3. inherited from gourde
  4. suffixed as gourdful — “gourd + ful”

Definitions

  1. As much as a gourd wili carry

    • Mother, make Harry bring me a gourdful fresh from the spring.
    • She had been milked only a few hours before, and so he got only a gourdful from her.
    • Cephas got a gourdful of water from the pail in the sink, and carried it carefully over to the table.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA