Ladleful

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  • adj. A sufficient quantity to fill a ladle
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A quantity sufficient to fill a ladle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • The quantity which a ladle holds when full.
  • Word Usage
    "He would crush a clove of garlic into a paste in a bowl with salt, whisk in a generous ladleful of soft stewed chickpeas from the tall brass amphora simmering on top of his two-burner gas ring, and dump the mixture into a metal takeout container almost in the same motion."
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