throatfuln.

Brit.

/ˈθrəʊtfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈθroʊtˌfʊl/

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

Etymology: < throat n. + -ful suffix.

A quantity that fills the throat; as much as the throat can hold at once. Also figurative.

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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 > others

heartful1586

lapful1611

throatful1825

breastful1832

footful1850

lungful1860

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Gollimer Fr. goulu gluttonous; goulée, a throatful.

1844 Columbian Mag. June 249/1 ‘Her mother's child,’ said the old man, struggling with a whole throatful of emotion.

1899 Black & White 4 Nov. 623/3 He puffed a throatful of smoke thoughtfully.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl vii. 139 Geoffrey gulped beer in large throatfuls.

1987 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 26 Aug. a4/5 He then coughed up a throatful of statistics.

2011 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 28 Aug. The shot, the snap of the hanged neck, the choking gasp on the lethal throatful of pills, are all indictments of the world we have made.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	throatful
释义	throatfuln. Brit. /ˈθrəʊtfʊl/, U.S. /ˈθroʊtˌfʊl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: throat n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < throat n. + -ful suffix. A quantity that fills the throat; as much as the throat can hold at once. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ 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 > others heartful1586 lapful1611 throatful1825 breastful1832 footful1850 lungful1860 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Gollimer Fr. goulu gluttonous; goulée, a throatful. 1844 Columbian Mag. June 249/1 ‘Her mother's child,’ said the old man, struggling with a whole throatful of emotion. 1899 Black & White 4 Nov. 623/3 He puffed a throatful of smoke thoughtfully. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl vii. 139 Geoffrey gulped beer in large throatfuls. 1987 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 26 Aug. a4/5 He then coughed up a throatful of statistics. 2011 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 28 Aug. The shot, the snap of the hanged neck, the choking gasp on the lethal throatful of pills, are all indictments of the world we have made. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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