kettleful

IPA: kˈɛtʌɫfʌɫ

An amount sufficient to fill a kettle, particularly of a kettle used for cooking.

Examples of "kettleful" in Sentences

I put on gloves, boiled up a kettleful, and just poured, then rubbed, then poured. . .
But this time, the tempered glass shattered, throwing the scalding kettleful onto my thighs.
There was no water heater, so hot water was produced a kettleful at a time on the propane stove.
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.
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.
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’.
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.