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Definition of Jarsful
1. jarful [n] - See also: jarful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jarsful
Literary usage of Jarsful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Examination of Potable Water by William Pitt Mason (1890)
"For " Albuminoid Ammonia," 40 cc of pure water and 10 cc alkaline permanganate
solution are distilled, and three jarsful of distillate caught, ..."
2. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1906)
"... a covering of yellow silk cloth, two cages full of fowls, a couple of goats,
three jarsful of distilled rice wine, and some bundles of sugarcane. ..."
3. New Folklore Researches: Greek Folk Poesy by Lucy Mary Jane Garnett (1896)
"... We gave thee first fatiguing tasks; but now we set thee a pleasant one—sit
down now and eat the forty jarsful of honey, or we will cut thy head off. ..."
4. Philippine Folk Tales by Cook Cole, Mabel Cook Cole (1916)
"to get wine, and all day they bore jarsful to the widow's house. That night there
was a great feast, and the spirit of the great stone, his seven warriors, ..."
5. Parlor Amusements: Home and Social Entertainments by Frank Bellew (1878)
"Servant hails soap-fat man and offers for sale several large jarsful of drippings,
sheets, pillow-cases, etc., belonging to her mistress. ..."
6. Proceedings by Nebraska, Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, State Board of Agriculture (1902)
"We brought two jarsful of.the leaves taken from the field where the animal died,
and took them to the laboratory for chemical examination, which is not yet ..."
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