schoolfuln.
/ˈskuːlfʊl/, U.S. /ˈskulˌfʊl/ All the children of a school; as many children as a school will hold.
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society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > collectively
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1838 C. Webbe Man about Town II. 99 A schoolful of children..poured out, the hour being twelve.
1881 Academy 22 Oct. 307 Such a monster may perchance exist,..but surely not a whole schoolful of them.
1900 Daily News 16 Aug. 6/7 We enjoyed it like a schoolful of children.
1945 Life 31 Dec. 5/2 We had..children by the schoolful sip Hemo flavored many, many ways.
2002 M. Babson Cat next Door (2003) iv. 38 Christa would have had no trouble in controlling a schoolful of unruly students.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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