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Definition of Panful
1. n. Enough to fill a pan.
Definition of Panful
1. Noun. As much as a pan will hold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Panful
1. as much as a pan will hold [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Panful
Literary usage of Panful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ladies' Wreath by Sarah Towne Martyn, Helen Irving (1851)
"We washed a panful of the earth in the ravine, and it produced a beautiful round
piece of gold, weighing two or three penny weights. ..."
2. California, In-doors and Out; Or, How We Farm, Mine, and Live Generally in by Eliza Wood Farnham (1856)
"A panful is taken to the water, and washed, and from the amount ... I washed one
panful of earth, under a burning noon-day sun, in a cloth riding- habit, ..."
3. The Chhándogya Upanishad of the Sáma Veda: With Extracts from the Commentary by Rājendralāla Mitra, Śaṅkarācārya (1862)
"They, having cleansed their persons and put on costly ornaments and rich clothing,
beheld themselves in a panful of water. ..."
4. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the by Edith Loring Fullerton (1905)
"It is just as necessary to prepare a large amount of manure for a panful as it is
... Now if you make a small pile, just enough for a panful, there is not ..."
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