gourdful
(ˈgɔəd-, ˈgʊədfʊl)
[f. gourd1 + -ful.]
As much as a gourd will hold.
| 1859 R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geogr. Soc. XXIX. 335 A guest is received with a gourdful of beer. 1877 Squier Peru (1878) 538 He responded to all our inquiries by insisting that we should take a gourdful of turbid chicha. |