单词 | peckful |
释义 | peckfuln. = peck n.1 2a; (also in extended use) a large quantity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount which fills a measure > specific bushelfulc1449 peckful1694 quartful1745 graduate1883 1694 T. Phillips Jrnl. Voy. in Churchill's Coll. Voy. (1732) VI. 229/1 Their chief diet is call'd dabbadabb..about a peckful of which in vessels, call'd crews, is allow'd to 10 men. 1846 Southern & Western Literary Messenger & Rev. 12 96/2 One of the party having loaded the cannon with a peckful of flint stones, it was fired at the target. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. vi 64 One of my Karsuk brutes [dogs] has eaten up two entire birds'-nests..a peckful at least. 1996 Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 26 Apr. For its 1995–96 season finale, Pioneer Theatre Company has a bushel and a peckful of colorful, tune-filled excitement. 2002 San Antonio (Texas) Express-News (Nexis) 17 Apr. 3 f The Oregon Strawberry Commission offers a peckful of berry recipes, including Mile High Pie with Strawberry Sauce. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1694 |
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