bowlful

[ bohl-foo l ]

/ ˈboʊl fʊl /

as much as a bowl can hold: He ate two bowlfuls of soup.

Origin of bowlful

First recorded in 1605–15; bowl¹ + -ful

The baby was naturally attracted to the bowlful of gold and jewels, but an angel intervened and pushed his hand to the other bowl.

Jon Stewart and 'Meet The Press' Would Have Been One Unhappy Marriage |Lloyd Grove |October 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then Kai threw a bowlful of water upon the slab, and immediately there came the thunder, and after the thunder the shower.

The Mabinogion |Lady Charlotte Guest
After administering a glass of port wine to him in a bowlful of sago gruel, we both fell asleep.

How I Found Livingstone |Henry M. Stanley
And the old man shared his bowlful with the old goat by his side, which seemed to be an old friend of the family.

The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) |Charles Paul de Kock

She indicated a bowlful of macerated bread-crumbs mixed with milk and butter, and liberally seasoned with pepper.

The Second Violin |Grace S. Richmond
In order to refresh myself afterward, I swallowed a bowlful of cider, and I began to bounce around as if possessed.

Original Short Stories, Volume 7 (of 13) |Guy de Maupassant