Meaning of gourdful | Babel Free

Definitions

As much as a gourd wili carry

Examples

“Mother, make Harry bring me a gourdful fresh from the spring.”

“She had been milked only a few hours before, and so he got only a gourdful from her.”

“Cephas got a gourdful of water from the pail in the sink, and carried it carefully over to the table.”

“I had a grim sense of amusement on finding that the old woman was not deaf, for she went out, and presently came back with a gourdful, which I eagerly drank.”

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