carfuln.

Brit.

/ˈkɑːfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈkɑrˌfʊl/

Forms: see car n.¹ and -ful suffix.

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

Etymology: < car n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare cartful n.

As many or as much as a car will hold.

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a1399 in W. G. Benham Oath Bk. Colchester (1907) 10 Pottys of erthe, a carful, j d.

1494 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 323/2 [To] restore..for xij ker full of hay vj [s.].

1526 in W. C. Dickinson Court Bk. Barony of Carnwath (1937) 45 With ½ ane pek of aittis & ane kerfow of hay.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Voiture, carriage, portage, fraight, loading; also, a load, carre-full, or cart-full.

1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 207 An occasional car~full of priests.

1940 Amer. Boy Feb. 12/2 Secluded as it was, it made an ideal spot for a carful of hunted men to pause for food and drink, gas and oil and water.

2000 I. Rankin Confession in Beggars Banquet (2002) 251 Tony had noticed the slip-road. He drove from Fife to Edinburgh most Saturday nights, taking a carful of friends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	carful
释义	carfuln. Brit. /ˈkɑːfʊl/, U.S. /ˈkɑrˌfʊl/ Forms: see car n.¹ and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: car n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < car n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare cartful n. As many or as much as a car will hold. ΚΠ a1399 in W. G. Benham Oath Bk. Colchester (1907) 10 Pottys of erthe, a carful, j d. 1494 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 323/2 [To] restore..for xij ker full of hay vj [s.]. 1526 in W. C. Dickinson Court Bk. Barony of Carnwath (1937) 45 With ½ ane pek of aittis & ane kerfow of hay. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Voiture, carriage, portage, fraight, loading; also, a load, carre-full, or cart-full. 1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 207 An occasional car~full of priests. 1940 Amer. Boy Feb. 12/2 Secluded as it was, it made an ideal spot for a carful of hunted men to pause for food and drink, gas and oil and water. 2000 I. Rankin Confession in Beggars Banquet (2002) 251 Tony had noticed the slip-road. He drove from Fife to Edinburgh most Saturday nights, taking a carful of friends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1399
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