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单词 drawerful
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drawerfuln.

Brit. /ˈdrɔːfʊl/, U.S. /ˈdrɔrˌfʊl/
Forms: see drawer n. and -ful suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drawer n., -ful suffix.
Etymology: < drawer n. (compare sense 8 at that entry) + -ful suffix.
As much as a drawer (drawer n. 8) will hold.
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1730 E. Wright Some Observ. France, Italy, &c. II. 488 They drew forth a whole Drawer-full of Thunder-bolts, as they call 'em.
1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) III. 513 A whole drawerful of skeins.
1962 Sunday Express 8 July 15/3 Stockings..by the drawerful.
2001 Times 12 Sept. ii. 27/3 You assure her that you have a drawerful of clean boxer shorts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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