A billyful is a classic Australian and New Zealand measure of quantity — as much liquid or loose material as a billy (a metal camp cooking pot) can hold.
A billyful is a classic Australian and New Zealand measure of quantity — as much liquid or loose material as a billy (a metal camp cooking pot) can hold. Used mostly in outdoor and bush-cooking contexts, it's a charmingly practical unit of measurement rooted in camping culture. If someone says they brewed up a billyful of tea, picture a full tin can of the stuff bubbling over a campfire.
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They made a billyful of damper tea and passed it around the campfire before the sun went down.
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(AU, NZ) As much as a billy will hold.
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