millfuln.

Brit.

/ˈmɪlf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlˌfʊl/

Forms: see mill n.¹ and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mill n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < mill n.¹ + -ful suffix.

As much as a mill will contain; spec. †the quantity produced at one operation by a thread-mill (obsolete).

ΚΠ

1668 in A. J. Warden Dundee Burgh Laws (1872) 549 Ewre master..shall paye sixpenes scotes of ewrie millfwll of cloth.

1799 Hull Advertiser 23 Feb. 3/2 Nine thread-mills and upwards of 500 millfuls of twined thread.

1922 K. L. Bates Yellow Clover 14 Measure grist by the millful, Dew by the daffodilful.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	millful
释义	millfuln. Brit. /ˈmɪlf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈmɪlˌfʊl/ Forms: see mill n.¹ and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mill n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < mill n.¹ + -ful suffix. As much as a mill will contain; spec. †the quantity produced at one operation by a thread-mill (obsolete). ΚΠ 1668 in A. J. Warden Dundee Burgh Laws (1872) 549 Ewre master..shall paye sixpenes scotes of ewrie millfwll of cloth. 1799 Hull Advertiser 23 Feb. 3/2 Nine thread-mills and upwards of 500 millfuls of twined thread. 1922 K. L. Bates Yellow Clover 14 Measure grist by the millful, Dew by the daffodilful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1668
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