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单词 neckful
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neckfuln.

Brit. /ˈnɛkfʊl/, U.S. /ˈnɛkˌfʊl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neck n.1, -ful suffix.
Etymology: < neck n.1 + -ful suffix.
colloquial.
1. A quantity that fills the neck; as much as the neck will hold.
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1853 Q. Rev. Mar. 315 Swathed in wrappers of calico, the head fixed by a neckful of tormenting short hairs.
1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 July (Style section) c3 One of them goes backstage to hire her, and ends up with a neckful of fangs.
1995 Irish Times (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Suppl.) 8 Horses had been nobbled in the past and Meridyth's two-year-old, Winalota Cash, was a prime candidate for a neckful of barbiturates.
2001 Washingtonian (Nexis) Aug. (Nightlife section) 55 What pimp would leave his crib without a neckful of gold?
2. As much (punishment, annoyance, irritation, etc.) as one can endure.
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1950 W. Hammond Cricketers' School ii. 30 There was plenty of time..to give them a neckful of their own medicine.
1991 L. Johansen Dinkum Dict. 279/2 Neckful, enough to try one's patience: e.g. I've had a neckful of her complaining and noisy children!
1992 Tradeswomen (Nexis) 31 Jan. 20 She had already had a neckful of the..fans: First the sheetmetal contractor was supposed to provide and install them. Then the owner of the building changed his mind.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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