Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The amount that a pot can hold.
  • noun Informal A large amount.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The contents of a pot; as much as a pot can hold.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun as much as a pot will hold

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the quantity contained in a pot

Etymologies

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pot +‎ -ful

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Examples

  • Lyra -- I'd say it makes a potful, which isn't very scientific, but if you're worried about making too much just cut the recipe in half.

    A more natural chile con queso | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008

  • John Wetteland, who closed for the Montreal Expos, the Yankees and the Texas Rangers, used to drink coffee by the potful and roller-blade around the clubhouse, firing hockey pucks into his teammates' lockers.

    Too Normal to Be the Closer? Mike Sielski 2011

  • He drank it, Ms. Muhlstein says, "by the potful, by the bucketful, despite the terrible cramps wringing his insides, the nervous eye twitches, and the burning in his stomach."

    Like Dining With Rabelais Moira Hodgson 2011

  • Spring Poached Chicken With Horseradish Cream The beef bourguignon of spring—chicken nestled in a potful of baby vegetables.

    Great Ways to Veg Out Katherine Wheelock 2011

  • Frances Townsend turned her pitiful record as White House Homeland Security Adviser into a potful of green, partner with Baker Botts.

    Wonk Room » The WonkLine: April 1, 2009 2009

  • You make it by the potful and you just have to eat it all.

    Interview with Katie Alender 2009

  • Emerging markets -- those developing countries that used to be called "The Third World," like Chile and China, Turkey and Thailand, Brazil and India -- have been hotter than a potful of habanero peppers.

    Under the 'Emerging' Curtain 2009

  • Do we wrangle a potful and ask'em "Hey guys, tell us where your buddies are and how many you have, and we'll set you free!"

    What is Maryland without Blue Crabs? Jax 2009

  • Do we wrangle a potful and ask'em "Hey guys, tell us where your buddies are and how many you have, and we'll set you free!"

    Archive 2009-04-01 Jax 2009

  • Each morning, Mrs. A boils a potful of water and uses it throughout the day.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995

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