What does gourdful mean?
Gourdful means As much as a gourd wili carry.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
As much as a gourd wili carry.
Mother, make Harry bring me a gourdful fresh from the spring.
She had been milked only a few hours before, and so he got only a gourdful from her.
Cephas got a gourdful of water from the pail in the sink, and carried it carefully over to the table.
I had a grim sense of amusement on finding that the old woman was not deaf, for she went out, and presently came back with a gourdful, which I eagerly drank.
Use gourdful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gourdful means As much as a gourd wili carry.
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Mother, make Harry bring me a gourdful fresh from the spring.
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