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

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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