Ovenful
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 As much as an oven will hold.
"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."
Example
More 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."
Etymology
From oven + -ful.
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