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kettleful

NOUN
  1. the quantity a kettle will hold

How To Use kettleful In A Sentence

  • I put on gloves, boiled up a kettleful, and just poured, then rubbed, then poured. . . I Hate Entropy (and the feeling's mutual) - A Dress A Day
  • Neither boy waited to see more; another kettleful of chickpeas smoking in a heap on the floor; soda crackers crumbled and strewn in a line next to the doorsill. Excerpt: Beloved by Toni Morrison
  • But this time, the tempered glass shattered, throwing the scalding kettleful onto my thighs. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales
  • Having done the honours of his house in this hospitable manner, Mr. Peggotty went out to wash himself in a kettleful of hot water, remarking that ‘cold would never get his muck off’. David Copperfield
  • Mother Holle led her also to the great door; but while she was standing beneath it, instead of the gold a big kettleful of pitch was emptied over her. Household Tales
  • There was no water heater, so hot water was produced a kettleful at a time on the propane stove. The Emerald Triangle
  • Holding the colander over the sink, pour on a kettleful of boiling water to remove some of the onion's acidity. Times, Sunday Times
  • Then she left them and went down into the palace kitchens, where she told the servants to sharpen the knives, and to make a great fire ready, and hang a large kettleful of water over it. The Yellow Fairy Book
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