The sailor drew a dipperful of hot tea from a samovar and thrust it into his hand.

We just put them, neatly piled and ranged in that deep pantry sink; we poured some dipperfuls of hot water over them, and shut the cover down; and the next morning, in our gingham gowns, we did up all the dish-washing for the day.

The cook lifted off the wooden lid of the rice-kettle, and Dong-Yung scooped up a dipperful of the snow-white kernels.

He goes to the sink, takes a dipperful of water from the pail and pouring it into a basin, washes his hands.