pursefuln.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈpərsf(ə)l/

Forms: see purse n. and -ful suffix.

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

Etymology: < purse n. + -ful suffix.

An amount that fills a purse; as much as a purse will hold. Frequently with of. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > as much as fills a purse

pursefulc1300

c1300 St. Francis (Laud) 283 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 62 (MED) A porsful of panes bi þe weie he fond.

1550–1 in A. I. Cameron Sc. Corr. Mary of Lorraine (1927) 346 He cuist out ane pursfull of auld sousis.

1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica xii. 64/2 I aske nothing else alwaies: but health and a purseful of monie.

c1600 (?c1395) Pierce Ploughman's Crede (Trin. Cambr. R.3.15) (1873) 594 Now mot a frere..loken hem lesynges þat likeþ þe puple, To purchasen him his pursfull to paye for þe drynke.

1693 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiv. 289 Thy Teeth..a Purseful of dear Gold, The last Remains of all thy Treasure, hold.

1787 J. Byng Diary 11 Aug. in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 317 How easily too does an author..make his personae tipp guineas; and with as much indifference, as actors, in plays, chuck pursefulls.

1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. I. 14 The unthrifty, who had flung about pursefuls of those bits of tin, began to hoard the new issue of the mint, as having more significance.

1881 Folk-lore Rec. 4 157 The owner of the well has offered a purseful of silver pieces to whoever shall succeed in filling it.

1941 F. Thompson Over to Candleford iii. 52 The Candleford people had pursefuls of money.

1983 G. Seymour Archangel (BNC) 99 He felt no call to share the small purseful of glory.

2000 Contemp. Rev. 276 1 The poor blighter's reward for being caught and sentenced to death was a purseful of money.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purseful
释义	pursefuln. Brit. /ˈpəːsf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈpərsf(ə)l/ Forms: see purse n. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: purse n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < purse n. + -ful suffix. An amount that fills a purse; as much as a purse will hold. Frequently with of. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > as much as fills a purse pursefulc1300 c1300 St. Francis (Laud) 283 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 62 (MED) A porsful of panes bi þe weie he fond. 1550–1 in A. I. Cameron Sc. Corr. Mary of Lorraine (1927) 346 He cuist out ane pursfull of auld sousis. 1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica xii. 64/2 I aske nothing else alwaies: but health and a purseful of monie. c1600 (?c1395) Pierce Ploughman's Crede (Trin. Cambr. R.3.15) (1873) 594 Now mot a frere..loken hem lesynges þat likeþ þe puple, To purchasen him his pursfull to paye for þe drynke. 1693 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiv. 289 Thy Teeth..a Purseful of dear Gold, The last Remains of all thy Treasure, hold. 1787 J. Byng Diary 11 Aug. in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 317 How easily too does an author..make his personae tipp guineas; and with as much indifference, as actors, in plays, chuck pursefulls. 1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. I. 14 The unthrifty, who had flung about pursefuls of those bits of tin, began to hoard the new issue of the mint, as having more significance. 1881 Folk-lore Rec. 4 157 The owner of the well has offered a purseful of silver pieces to whoever shall succeed in filling it. 1941 F. Thompson Over to Candleford iii. 52 The Candleford people had pursefuls of money. 1983 G. Seymour Archangel (BNC) 99 He felt no call to share the small purseful of glory. 2000 Contemp. Rev. 276 1 The poor blighter's reward for being caught and sentenced to death was a purseful of money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1300
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