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ˈquiverful
[f. quiver n.1 + -ful.]
As much as a quiver can hold. Usually fig. with ref. to Ps. cxxvii. 5 (see quiver n.1 1 b, quot. 1535).
1861Bumstead Ven. Dis. (1879) 210 Women..who have ‘replenished the earth’ with many quiverfuls of offspring. 1885Manch. Exam. 18 Feb. 5/2 A quiverful of satirical invectives. 1890Longm. Mag. July 298 She was surrounded by a quiverful of chubby-cheeked children.
b. Used as adj. Having one's quiver full.
1869Daily News 20 Mar., The quiverful and luckless Paterfamilias. |