Meaning of bathtubful | Babel Free

Definitions

As much as a bathtub will hold.

Examples

“We did two small baby bathtubfuls of potatoes, and usually carrots or turnips besides.”

““You may bring me a brandy-and-soda. Not a large one. A couple of bathtubsful will be enough.””

“But he [Dr. Dublin] adds: “To absorb a lethal amount of fluoridated water would require drinking 50 bathtubfuls at a sitting • • • To produce even the mildest symptoms of fluoride poisoning would require that the victim swallow two-and-a-half bathtubfuls • • • during a single day.””

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