pewfuln.

Brit.

/ˈpjuːfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈpjuf(ə)l/

Forms: see pew n.¹ and -ful suffix.

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

Etymology: < pew n.¹ + -ful suffix.

As many people as will fill a pew.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > laity > congregation > [noun] > as many as will fill a pew

pewful1641

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a piece of furniture

bedful1638

pewful1641

tableful1647

pressful1698

shelf-ful1876

deskful1877

1641 E. Udall Το Πρεπον Ευχαριστιχον 4 So many..as there be Pewfulls in the Church.

1890 Overland Monthly Jan. 94/2 This Bible class..is not a pewful of young girls, but a roomful of men and women.

1938 M. Muggeridge In Valley iv. 23 The congregation, a few pewfuls, nodded to his words.

1990 Daily Tel. 10 Sept. 21/4 When it came to the chorus, a vociferous pewful would loudly replace ‘Kum-ba-ya’ with ‘Ee-bah-gum’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pewful
释义	pewfuln. Brit. /ˈpjuːfʊl/, U.S. /ˈpjuf(ə)l/ Forms: see pew n.¹ and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pew n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < pew n.¹ + -ful suffix. As many people as will fill a pew. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > congregation > [noun] > as many as will fill a pew pewful1641 the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a piece of furniture bedful1638 pewful1641 tableful1647 pressful1698 shelf-ful1876 deskful1877 1641 E. Udall Το Πρεπον Ευχαριστιχον 4 So many..as there be Pewfulls in the Church. 1890 Overland Monthly Jan. 94/2 This Bible class..is not a pewful of young girls, but a roomful of men and women. 1938 M. Muggeridge In Valley iv. 23 The congregation, a few pewfuls, nodded to his words. 1990 Daily Tel. 10 Sept. 21/4 When it came to the chorus, a vociferous pewful would loudly replace ‘Kum-ba-ya’ with ‘Ee-bah-gum’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641
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