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单词 nieveful
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nievefuln.

Brit. /ˈniːvf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈnivfəl/, Scottish English /ˈnivf(ᵿ)l/, Irish English /ˈniːvfəl/
Inflections: Plural nievefuls, (rare) nievesful.
Forms: see nieve n. and -ful suffix; also Scottish pre-1700 neful, pre-1700 neiful, pre-1700 nieful, pre-1700 neidfull (irregular), 1700s niev'ow, 1700s–1800s neffow, 1800s neifu', 1800s– neffu', 1800s– niffu, 1800s– nivvil, 1900s– neifell, 1900s– nimfu; Irish English (northern) 1900s– neefu'.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nieve n., -ful suffix.
Etymology: < nieve n. + -ful suffix. Surv. Eng. Dial. records the word from Cumberland, Westmorland, Durham, Lancashire, and Yorkshire.
Chiefly Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern).
A handful; a small quantity.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount
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nieveful?a1425
handfulc1443
mouthful?c1450
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halfpennyworth1533
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trickle1580
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sprinkling1594
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pittance1600
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills part of body > hand
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fistful1611
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palmful1812
lift1871
mittful1918
?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 25v (MED) Recipe..furfuris subtilis pugillum l, i. 7 nefefulle.
c1480 (a1400) St. Julian 758 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 480 Iulyane..his neful tuk of his blud red.
a1540 (c1460) G. Hay tr. Bk. King Alexander 12274 With that Porrus said till ane lord him by... And rownyt till him, and syne tuke in his hand Ane neffull of gold, of cunye of þe land.
1589–90 Burntisland Burgh Court (Edinb. Reg. House) 23 Jan. That he drew thre or four neidfull off aittis fourth of the said stak.
1592 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1870) I. 381 The complent..of Lenerk aganis the burch of Glesquo vplifting..of..ane neif full of ewirrie wecht of voll of ane fleische of the pak.
1616 Sheriff Court Bk. Shetland f. 24, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Neif-full Tua neiffullis of maill.
a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 1768 Ye ken how manie huted neifuls maks a patful of plum peis potage.
1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 4 We'll have a pock pudding; Put a nief full of prunes in and make it a gude one.
a1722 J. Lauder Jrnls. (1900) 89 The beggar wives..piking furth in neiwfulles on all sydes.
1786 R. Burns Poems 207 Their worthless nievefu' of a soul, May in some future carcase howl.
1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) Neife-full, a handful. North.
1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch xxv. 338 I swept up two nievefuls of dominoes off the table.
1863 J. L. W. By-gone Days 191 The alms..generally consisted in a ‘nievefou’ or two of oatmeal.
1892 M. C. F. Morris Yorks. Folk-talk (1911) 346 An' rahv' d off t'hair by neeavesful frev her heead.
1923 J. Buchan Midwinter iv. 78 A nieve-full of powdered ginger-root to prevent colic.
1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 196/2 Neefu', a handful.
1987 Scotsman 21 Feb. 4 I had gathered a nief-fu, he took off towards the shrubbery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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