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  • noun Plural form of capful.

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Examples

  • I filled the tub with steaming hot water and added a few capfuls of the vanilla-scented bath oil that had been waiting for me on the counter.

    The Reluctant Exhibitionist Jennifer L. Lopez 2011

  • Now, get a big pot a 12-quart pot should do it and heat the butter and 2 capfuls of olive oil over medium heat.

    Mosh Potatoes Steve “Buckshot” Seabury 2010

  • Now, get a big pot a 12-quart pot should do it and heat the butter and 2 capfuls of olive oil over medium heat.

    Mosh Potatoes Steve “Buckshot” Seabury 2010

  • Note that its instructions indicate that heavily soiled loads require one and a half capfuls, and the half-cap line is a bit tricky to discern from another similar mark about a lower on the cap.

    Some laundry-detergent caps can lead to overdosing 2009

  • Note that its instructions indicate that heavily soiled loads require one and a half capfuls, and the half-cap line is a bit tricky to discern from another similar mark about a lower on the cap.

    Some laundry-detergent caps can lead to overdosing 2009

  • The sticker reads "2 bouchons par semaine" (2 capfuls a week).

    égout - French Word-A-Day 2007

  • The sticker reads "2 bouchons par semaine" (2 capfuls a week).

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • The sticker reads "2 bouchons par semaine" (2 capfuls a week).

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • But along the way, another congress under another administration looked at this legislation and like novice gardeners reading instructions on a jar of fertilizer, concluded if one capful works well then two capfuls would undoubtedly work really really well so they doubled the dosage.

    Democrazy. Ann Althouse 2008

  • Then they are handed to the three katibs, who dip their reed quills into capfuls of ink and start writing.

    Handwritten Urdu Newspaper Stands Out in Indian Media Mob 2008

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