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hatful|ˈhætfʊl|
[See -ful.]
As much as a hat will contain; loosely, a considerable quantity.
1662J. Davies tr. Olearius' Voy. Ambass. 9 Having Goosberries to sell, whereof we bought a hatful for a Copec. 1686Lond. Gaz. No. 2153/3 The Soldiers divided Ducats and Dollars by Hat-fulls. 1866Mrs. H. Wood St. Martin's Eve vii. (1874) 66 Mr. Pym had gone home, loudly promissing Benja a hatful of physic as a punishment for his carelessness. 1887M. E. Braddon Like & Unlike xviii, I mean to earn a hatful of money by literature. |