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Pannikinful means The quantity that a pannikin will hold..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quantity that a pannikin will hold..
“Never mind,” said Raikes; “sufficient for the day is the evil thereof; therefore let us have a couple of pannikinsful of soup, and trust for better luck to-morrow.”
At the bottom is a little hollow, in which is always to be found a few pannikinfuls of beautifully clear, fresh water, which is icy cold.
He glanced carelessly at the coin and sipped his tea. “Rotten cheap, isn’t it? Many’s the time I’d have given a pound for a pannikinful. And many’s the cup I’ve got for nothing, too.”
A tall boy of twenty, deeply windburnt, with his clothes in rags, crouched over the fire shovelling a pannikinful of stew into himself at desperate speed […]
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Pannikinful means The quantity that a pannikin will hold..
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“Never mind,” said Raikes; “sufficient for the day is the evil thereof; therefore let us have a couple of pannikinsful of soup, and trust for better luck to-morrow.”
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