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Definition of Ladlefuls
1. ladleful [n] - See also: ladleful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ladlefuls
Literary usage of Ladlefuls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cook's Own Book: Being a Complete Culinary Encyclopedia... With Numerous by N. K. M. Lee (1832)
"... thyme, a bunch of parsley, and young onions; cover the whole 1 with bacon and
a piece of buttered paper; dilute it with four ladlefuls of stock (or more ..."
2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... and this operation is con tinued till the candle acquire its destined bigness :
with this precaution, that the three first ladlefuls be poured on at the ..."
3. The History of British India by James Mill (1848)
"He then pours on her hands a ladleful of clarified butter ; another person gives
her the rice ; two ladlefuls of butter are poured over it; ..."
4. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"... while the assistant puts three copper ladlefuls of oil into the copper
pouring-jack, bringing it in and placing it on the iron plate at the back of the ..."
5. Essays on the Religion and Philosophy of the Hindus by Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1858)
"The bridegroom then pours a ladleful of clarified butter on her hands; another
person gives her the rice, and two other ladlefuls of butter are poured over ..."
6. The Manufacture of Varnishes and Kindred Industries: Based on and Including by John Geddes M'Intosh, Achille Livache (1908)
"... carry it out and place it on the ash-bed, the maker instantly returning to
the gum-pot, while the assistant puts three copper ladlefuls of oil into the ..."
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