单词 | quiverful |
释义 | quiverful/ˈkwɪvəfʊl / /ˈkwɪvəf(ə)l/noun (plural quiverfuls) 1The amount of arrows a quiver can hold: figurative he is a writer with a quiverful of credits to his name...
1.1British humorous A large number of offspring: he had one of his quiverful with him With biblical allusion to Ps. 127:5 OriginMid 19th century: from quiver2 + -ful. |
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