单词 | scuttleful |
释义 | scuttlefuln. As much as will fill a scuttle. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > a load as a quantity > amount that fills a hod or scuttle scuttlefulc1440 hod1573 hodful1801 c1440 Alphabet of Tales 109 He tuke a skuttylfull of corn. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xli. 253 You must first put horse-dung..a scuttle full to euerie border. 1897 T. Watts-Dunton Aylwin v. i I thought the gift as entirely gratuitous, mon cher, as giving a scuttle-ful of coals to Newcastle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1440 |
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