penfuln.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnf(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pen n.³, -ful suffix 2.

Etymology: < pen n.³ + -ful suffix 2.

The quantity of ink taken up by a pen at one dip; as much as a pen will hold. Also in extended use.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > ink > [noun] > penful of ink

penfulc1430

c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 2491 Me lyste nat vouche-sauf on hym to swynke, Ne spende on hym a penne ful [v.rr. penne-full, penfull, pen full] of ynke.

1555 R. Braham in Lydgate's Auncient Hist. Warres betwixte Grecians & Troyans To Rdr. I shulde neuer then haue dared, to haue bestowed hereof one penful of yncke.

a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) 479 An Act..which he had also signed with the same Penful of Ink.

1771 H. Walpole Let. 27 June in Corr. (1965) XXXII. 52 I have not picked up a penfull [of news] since I wrote to my Lord.

1823 Hansard 30 Apr. 1453 Lord Palmerston said, that..to have brandished the sword of defiance in the hour of deliberation and to have ended with a penful of protests on the day of battle, would have been the conduct of a cowardly bully.

1858 J. Fiske Let. 8 Oct. (1940) 21 112 Pen-fuls of ink.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out viii. 109 She ran on with the same penful to describe her niece.

2003 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 10 Feb. d1 Coming from someone who churned out operettas by the penful, ‘Hoffmann’ is original, witty and sophisticated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penful
释义	penfuln. Brit. /ˈpɛnf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈpɛnf(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pen n.³, -ful suffix 2. Etymology: < pen n.³ + -ful suffix 2. The quantity of ink taken up by a pen at one dip; as much as a pen will hold. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > ink > [noun] > penful of ink penfulc1430 c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 2491 Me lyste nat vouche-sauf on hym to swynke, Ne spende on hym a penne ful [v.rr. penne-full, penfull, pen full] of ynke. 1555 R. Braham in Lydgate's Auncient Hist. Warres betwixte Grecians & Troyans To Rdr. I shulde neuer then haue dared, to haue bestowed hereof one penful of yncke. a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) 479 An Act..which he had also signed with the same Penful of Ink. 1771 H. Walpole Let. 27 June in Corr. (1965) XXXII. 52 I have not picked up a penfull [of news] since I wrote to my Lord. 1823 Hansard 30 Apr. 1453 Lord Palmerston said, that..to have brandished the sword of defiance in the hour of deliberation and to have ended with a penful of protests on the day of battle, would have been the conduct of a cowardly bully. 1858 J. Fiske Let. 8 Oct. (1940) 21 112 Pen-fuls of ink. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out viii. 109 She ran on with the same penful to describe her niece. 2003 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 10 Feb. d1 Coming from someone who churned out operettas by the penful, ‘Hoffmann’ is original, witty and sophisticated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1430
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