bucketful
Collocations
1BUCKETFUL + NOUN
coals
Definitions
noun
The quantity contained in a bucket.
"I had a fire lit there, and there is a bucketful of coals. You will be pretty comfortable, I hope."
A large quantity.
But out of the water he dared not put his head; for the rain came down by bucketsful, and the hail hammered like shot on the stream, and churned it into foam; […]
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noun — the quantity contained in a bucket
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Example Bank
4"I had a fire lit there, and there is a bucketful of coals. You will be pretty comfortable, I hope."
WiktionaryBut out of the water he dared not put his head; for the rain came down by bucketsful, and the hail hammered like shot on the stream, and churned it into foam; […]
WiktionaryMy boss drinks coffee by the bucketful.
Tatoeba · #11093891The doctor was sent for—came immediately—took Walter from the bed, laid him on the floor, and began pouring cold water upon him by the bucketful.
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