BOOKFUL

Etymology 1

Adjective

bookful (comparative more bookful, superlative most bookful)

(obsolete) Full of book-knowledge; stuffed with ideas gleaned from books.

Etymology 2

Noun

bookful (plural bookfuls or booksful)

As much as a book holds.

Source: Wiktionary


Book"ful, n.

Definition: As much as will fill a book; a book full. Shak.

– a.

Definition: Filled with book learning. [R.] "The bookful blockhead." Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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