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单词 pussful
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pussfuln.

Brit. /ˈpʊsfᵿl/, U.S. /ˈpʊsfəl/, Irish English /ˈpʌsfᵿl/, /ˈpʊsfᵿl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puss n.2, -ful suffix.
Etymology: < puss n.2 + -ful suffix.
Irish English and U.S. slang.
A mouthful.
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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 part of body > mouth
mouthful?c1450
gulp1611
gobful1819
willie-waught1826
pussful1922
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. ix. [Scylla & Charybdis] 191 The drouthy clerics do be fainting for a pussful.
1954 Harper's Mag. Oct. 59/2 ‘We're very busy these days,’ she would sigh after Mrs. Courtenay had gone to bed, and she was enjoying what her husband called ‘the first pussful’.
1972 D. Ponicsan Cinderella Liberty 20 I saw him with a pussful of paella.
1999 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 19 July 5 (caption) A pussful of salt water is one of the pleasures of Orchard Beach, Bronx.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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