pocketfuln.

Brit.

/ˈpɒkɪtfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈpɑkətˌfʊl/

Forms: see pocket n. and -ful suffix.

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

Etymology: < pocket n. + -ful suffix.The following may perhaps represent a slightly earlier instance of the word, but could also represent a use of pocket n. with the complement full of stones:a1596 G. Peele Loue King Dauid & Fair Bethsabe (1599) sig. Fiv^v See where he commeth... I haue prepard my pocket full of stones To cast at him.

The contents of a pocket; as much or as many as a pocket can hold. Also figurative.

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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 an article of clothing

sleeveful?a1505

hoodfulc1525

hatful?1573

pocketful1611

capful1719

bootful1772

wigful1836

apronful1865

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pochée, a pocket-full, poke-full, sack-full, of.

1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 38 Those who count by Pocket-fulls, Empt them together with their Sculls.

1718 J. Arbuthnot Let. to Swift in Misc. Wks. (1751) II. 120 Formerly, when you had Wit in Pocket-fulls, and no Money.

1760 W. Kenrick King Henry IV v. v. 68 I would not give a fig for a pocket-full of my lord cardinal's absolutions.

1819 in C. W. Hatfield Hist. Notices Doncaster (1866) I. 71 Thou hast got a gun this morning, I see, and a pocketful of snickles.

1866 D. Livingstone 7 May in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. ii. 35 They are sitting eating the pocketfuls of corn maize they have stolen.

1902 Bulletin (Sydney) 4 Oct. 17/1 Jimmy, behind the wool-press, patted a pocketful of silver and ‘orders’, and smiled beatifically.

1947 W. de la Mare Coll. Stories for Children 106 Sometimes a goodwife would give them..a pocket-full of cookies.

1995 K. Atkinson Behind Scenes at Museum (1996) i. 37 Albert's tears..were assuaged by a barley-sugar twist from Mr Armand—he always had a pocketful with him to persuade his small, recalcitrant sitters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pocketful
释义	pocketfuln. Brit. /ˈpɒkɪtfʊl/, U.S. /ˈpɑkətˌfʊl/ Forms: see pocket n. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pocket n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < pocket n. + -ful suffix.The following may perhaps represent a slightly earlier instance of the word, but could also represent a use of pocket n. with the complement full of stones:a1596 G. Peele Loue King Dauid & Fair Bethsabe (1599) sig. Fiv^v See where he commeth... I haue prepard my pocket full of stones To cast at him. The contents of a pocket; as much or as many as a pocket can hold. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills an article of clothing sleeveful?a1505 hoodfulc1525 hatful?1573 pocketful1611 capful1719 bootful1772 wigful1836 apronful1865 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pochée, a pocket-full, poke-full, sack-full, of. 1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 38 Those who count by Pocket-fulls, Empt them together with their Sculls. 1718 J. Arbuthnot Let. to Swift in Misc. Wks. (1751) II. 120 Formerly, when you had Wit in Pocket-fulls, and no Money. 1760 W. Kenrick King Henry IV v. v. 68 I would not give a fig for a pocket-full of my lord cardinal's absolutions. 1819 in C. W. Hatfield Hist. Notices Doncaster (1866) I. 71 Thou hast got a gun this morning, I see, and a pocketful of snickles. 1866 D. Livingstone 7 May in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. ii. 35 They are sitting eating the pocketfuls of corn maize they have stolen. 1902 Bulletin (Sydney) 4 Oct. 17/1 Jimmy, behind the wool-press, patted a pocketful of silver and ‘orders’, and smiled beatifically. 1947 W. de la Mare Coll. Stories for Children 106 Sometimes a goodwife would give them..a pocket-full of cookies. 1995 K. Atkinson Behind Scenes at Museum (1996) i. 37 Albert's tears..were assuaged by a barley-sugar twist from Mr Armand—he always had a pocketful with him to persuade his small, recalcitrant sitters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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