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Tumblerful

Tumblerful \Tum"bler*ful\, n.; pl. Tumblerfuls. As much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler.

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tumblerful

n. As much as a tumbler will hold.

Usage examples of "tumblerful".

He poured half a tumblerful into a soup-plate, and held it out to the mare, who, never snuffing at it, licked it up greedily, and immediately started of herself at a good pace.

You inserted in that jug--shall we say a tumblerful of the right stuff?

The tumblerfuls were generous ones and the raspberry cordial was certainly very nice.

I just told her plainly that currant wine wasn't meant to be drunk three tumblerfuls at a time and that if a child I had to do with was so greedy I'd sober her up with a right good spanking.

Thus he obtained not much less than two tumblerfuls of wine that, as I have said, was stronger than port.