Definitions
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- noun As much as a
kitchen will hold.
Etymologies
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kitchen + -ful
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Examples
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In the evening, Loveday's heart was made glad by seeing the baked and boiled in rapid process of consumption by the kitchenful of people assembled for that purpose.
The Trumpet-Major Thomas Hardy 1884
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a kitchenful of adepts, and here was a chance of victory.
The Forest Lovers Maurice Hewlett 1892
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"No, no," thought I, "I am not the woman to walk a mile and a half through rain, and mist, and darkness to tell a whole kitchenful of people that I am afraid.
The Queen of Hearts Wilkie Collins 1856
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