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houseful|ˈhaʊsfʊl|
[See -ful.]
As much or as many as a house will hold.
1610Bp. Hall Apol. Brownists §13 The tumultuarie Discipline of the refined house-full at Amsterdam. 1665Pepys Diary 19 Sept., The whole house-full there at cards. 1842E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 96 A housefull of the most delightful children. 1867Dickens Lett. (1880) II. 270 Having my annual houseful, I have, as yet, seen nothing. |