单词 | spitful |
释义 | spitfuln. A spadeful. 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 spade, shovel, etc. shovelful1533 trowelful1580 spadeful1650 spitful1842 hoeful1866 shovel1881 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 129 Without the cross-piece or perforated handle of the spade, the operator could not easily lift a spitful or turn it over. 1848 J. Cuthill Pract. Instruct. Cultiv. Potato 15 When..I have taken out a spit of mould, and put in its place a spitful of loam. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1842 |
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