POCKETFUL

pocketful

(noun) the quantity a pocket will hold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pocketful (plural pocketsful or pocketfuls)

The amount that a pocket would hold.

(figurative) A small or moderate amount.

Source: Wiktionary


Pock"et*ful, n.; pl. Pocketfuls (.

Definition: As much as a pocket will hold; enough to fill a pocket; as, pocketfuls of chestnuts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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