1. plural of kettleful; the amount that a kettle can hold or contain
Usage: countable noun; typically refers to the capacity of a tea kettle or cooking kettle

Examples

• She boiled three kettlefuls of water for the pasta.
• We drank several kettlefuls of tea during the afternoon.
• The recipe calls for two kettlefuls of hot water.
• He filled multiple kettlefuls to water all the plants in the garden.
• The caterer prepared kettlefuls of coffee for the event.