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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