Basinful

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    As much as a basin will hold.

    "1748, Robert James, A Dissertation on Fevers and Inflammatory Distempers, London: Francis Newbery, Junior, 8th edition, 1778, p. 139, Of this chicken-water it is very proper to drink a small bason-full at a time, during the operation of the Powder, and more especially if the patient be sick."

  2. 2
    the quantity that a basin will hold wordnet

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"1748, Robert James, A Dissertation on Fevers and Inflammatory Distempers, London: Francis Newbery, Junior, 8th edition, 1778, p. 139, Of this chicken-water it is very proper to drink a small bason-full at a time, during the operation of the Powder, and more especially if the patient be sick."

Etymology

From Middle English bacin-ful, basyn full, equivalent to basin + -ful.

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