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Definition of Scoopfuls
1. scoopful [n] - See also: scoopful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scoopfuls
Literary usage of Scoopfuls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Art of Weaving: Illustrated by Engravings with by John Murphy, of Scotland (1831)
"Dissolve also, a quart of blue vitriol in the same quantity of hot water in
another tub. This done, take 9 scoopfuls of the fustic liquor, ..."
2. The Iron Ores of Lake Superior: Containing Some Facts of Interest Relating by Crowell & Murray (1911)
"... provided the total number of scoopfuls taken will produce a moisture sample
weighing about 20 Ibs. In case a moisture sample of such weight is not ..."
3. The Iron Ores of Lake Superior: Containing Some Facts of Interest Relating by Crowell & Murray (1911)
"... provided the total number of scoopfuls taken will produce a moisture sample
weighing about 20 Ibs. In case a moisture sample of such weight is not ..."
4. Bulletin by Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (1904)
"Various attempts have been made to remove the human factor from draw control as
much as possible. Draw sheets calling for a variety of scoopfuls from ..."
5. Superheated Steam in Locomotive Service by William Freeman Myrick Goss (1910)
"From the tenth to the fortieth minute of the run the average rate of firing was
2.8 scoopfuls a minute, but the scoops are smaller than those commonly used ..."
6. The Modern Asphalt Pavement by Clifford Richardson (1908)
"Deliveries of Sand should be sampled as follows: Small scoopfuls or shovelfuls
... It is also well to dig some distance into the heap for some scoopfuls. ..."
7. The Metallurgy of Lead and the Desilverization of Base Bullion by Heinrich Oscar Hofman (1899)
"For this reason no weighing is done at the furnace, but the charge is measured
by the number of scoopfuls and shovelfuls, the average weight of one having ..."
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