Meaning of ovenful | Babel Free

Definitions

As much as an oven will hold.

Examples

“Cesar Delmarre baked ten ovenfuls a day, maintaining an athletic cadence, but kept a surprisingly small stock⟳, because he had nowhere to put⟳ it, his landlady refusing to rent⟳ him a room on the second floor next to where she slept for fear that his activities would disturb her peace.”

“They used up their reserves of flour at a prodigious rate to bake ovenful after ovenful of bread loaves, and then they loaded the small hand-cart and trundled it down the lane to the main road.”

“In between looking after Damp and producing ovensful of delicious food, Mrs McLachlan would spend⟳ approximately one hour each week attempting to tidy up the mess, but so far had made little impression.”

“I always bake an ovenful and then stock⟳ the freezer with mashed sweet potatoes for use⟳ in other recipes down the road.”

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