Talk:shoulderful

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This one does not appear to be a noun as stated, but an adjective or adverb, meaning in this case "when [the jar?] is filled as high as its shoulder".

• 193?, Commercial Intelligence Journal - Volume 56, page 35:

  The best selling brilliantine and cold cream pot is what is known as the "Yardley" pot, supplied with a metal lid containing about 1½ to 2 ounces shoulderful and 3 ounces brimful.

Equinox ◑ 10:31, 24 September 2019 (UTC)