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basinful

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

As much as a basin will hold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.
  • 1853, Robert Browning, letter dated at Bagni di Lucca, 20 August, 1853, in Mrs. Sutherland Orr (ed.), Life and Letters of Robert Browning, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1891, p. 196, We are enjoying the mountains here—riding the donkeys in the footsteps of the sheep, and eating strawberries and milk by basinsful.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the quantity that a basin will hold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a basinful of water

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: basin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: containerful

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bacinada — as much as a basin will hold
  • Irish: lán báisín — as much as a basin will hold
  • Italian: concata — as much as a basin will hold