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单词 pitful
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pitfuln.

Brit. /ˈpɪtfʊl/, U.S. /ˈpɪtˌfʊl/
Forms: see pit n.1 and -ful suffix
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pit n.1, -ful suffix.
Etymology: < pit n.1 + -ful suffix.
As many or as much as will fill a pit.
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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 building > specific parts
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1841 R. Browning Bells & Pomegranates No. I 2 (advt.) A Pit-full of goodnatured people applauded it.
1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. lxiv. 434 Napoleon invited Talma to Erfurt, that he might play to a pitfull of Kings.
1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iii. 48 The orchestra has arrived, no thin five-piece affair, but a whole pitful of oboes and trombones and saxophones.
1949 E. Coxhead Wind in West v. 133 We've made our first pitful of silage.
2003 Independent (Nexis) 28 Apr. When he transfixes you with his kohl-rimmed eyes, you feel he could charm a whole pitful of snakes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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