chestfuln.
/ˈtʃɛstfʊl/ The quantity (of articles) contained in a chest; spec. = chest n.1 7.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > a chest
chest1708
chestful1723
kistful1803
society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > viol > set of
chest of viols1611
chestful1942
1723 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 106 A large chestful of Mr. Calderwood's papers.
1884 F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads I. ii. xli. 363/1 He promises red gold and chestfuls of pence.
1942 E. Blom Mus. in Eng. v. 80 Purcell's..fantasies for strings..revive the old family habit of playing in consort on a chestful of viols.
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n.1723- on the back burner
- on the back foot
- on the back of
- on the backhand
- on the ball
- on the ballast
- on the barrel
- on the barrelhead
- on the bash
- on the batter
- on the beach
- on the beam
- on the beams
- on the beer
- on the behalf of
- on the bell
- on the bench
- on the bend
- on the bias
- on the bimble
- on the bit
- on the black market
- on the blanket
- on the bleeding edge
- on the blink