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单词 capful
释义 capful|ˈkæpfʊl|
[f. cap n. + -ful.]
As much as a cap will contain. a capful of wind (Naut.): ‘a light flaw, which suddenly careens a vessel, and passes off’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.).
1719De Foe Crusoe 7 You were frightened, wa'n't you, last night, when it blew but a cap-full of wind?1851Longfellow Gold. Leg. v. At Sea, I was whistling to Saint Antonio for a capful of wind to fill our sail.1873C. Robinson N.S. Wales 44 When down the shaft one night he picked up a capful of quartz worth {pstlg}20.
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