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Definition of Pitcherful
1. Noun. The quantity contained in a pitcher.
Definition of Pitcherful
1. n. The quantity a pitcher will hold.
Definition of Pitcherful
1. Noun. The quantity that a pitcher can hold. ¹
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Definition of Pitcherful
1. [n PITCHERFULS or PITCHERSFUL]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitcherful
Literary usage of Pitcherful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bulwark, Or, Reformation Journal: In Defence of the True Interests of by Scottish Reformation Society (1866)
"Go," he said, " and bring me a whole pitcherful and give none to any other person,
bring me the whole pitcherful and I will pay yon. ..."
2. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1897)
"During the separation of adhesions it ruptured, and about one-half pint of creamy
chocolate- colored fluid escaped. pitcherful after ..."
3. Transactions of the Annual Meeting by Ohio State Medical Society (1887)
"Recourse was now had to flushing, and pitcherful after pitcherful of water was
thrown into the abdomen. Not satisfied with this, I drew out the intestines, ..."
4. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1886)
"One pitcherful of sulphuric acid at 66 B. is then added in each pot. ... A second
pitcherful is put on and boiled for the same time. ..."
5. The Metallurgy of Silver, Gold, and Mercury in the United States by Thomas Egleston (1890)
"One pitcherful of sulphuric acid at 66 B. is then added in each pot. ... A second
pitcherful is put on and boiled for the same time. ..."
6. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1886)
"One pitcherful of sulphuric acid at 66 B. is then added in each pot. ... A second
pitcherful is put on and boiled for the same time. ..."
7. A Manual of modern surgery, general and operative by John Chalmers Da Costa (1894)
"... pour upon the part daily, from a height, first a pitcherful of very hot water,
then a pitcherful of very cold water; then use friction with a hand ..."
8. Modern Surgery, General and Operative by John Chalmers Da Costa (1910)
"In a sprain of the knee- joint, after a time, when thickening has occurred, pour
upon the part daily, from a height, first a pitcherful of very hot water, ..."
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