prisonfuln.

Brit.

/ˈprɪznfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈprɪznˌfʊl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prison n., -ful suffix.

Etymology: < prison n. + -ful suffix.

As many as a prison will hold.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > as many as a prison will hold

prisonful1857

1857 J. F. Townsend Duty of Master 23 The approbation of a single one..outweighs the discredit of a whole prisonful of drunkards, swindlers, and impostors.

1895 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 24 Aug. Did not a prisonful down in New Brunswick ask leave to save a subscription out of their rations for the Newfoundland sufferers?

1911 G. B. Shaw Getting Married Pref. in Doctor's Dilemma 173 If a prisonful of thieves were asked what induced them to take to thieving, [etc.].

1922 A. Bennett Lilian ii. ii. 66 Only the malice of a prisonful of women could have seriously asserted her to be older than Felix.

1998 Washington Times (Nexis) 3 Sept. a20 Coupled with the legal problems CCA is facing in Ohio, where it runs a prisonful of D.C. inmates, this whole ordeal is very troublesome.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prisonful
释义	prisonfuln. Brit. /ˈprɪznfʊl/, U.S. /ˈprɪznˌfʊl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prison n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < prison n. + -ful suffix. As many as a prison will hold. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > as many as a prison will hold prisonful1857 1857 J. F. Townsend Duty of Master 23 The approbation of a single one..outweighs the discredit of a whole prisonful of drunkards, swindlers, and impostors. 1895 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 24 Aug. Did not a prisonful down in New Brunswick ask leave to save a subscription out of their rations for the Newfoundland sufferers? 1911 G. B. Shaw Getting Married Pref. in Doctor's Dilemma 173 If a prisonful of thieves were asked what induced them to take to thieving, [etc.]. 1922 A. Bennett Lilian ii. ii. 66 Only the malice of a prisonful of women could have seriously asserted her to be older than Felix. 1998 Washington Times (Nexis) 3 Sept. a20 Coupled with the legal problems CCA is facing in Ohio, where it runs a prisonful of D.C. inmates, this whole ordeal is very troublesome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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