trainfuln.

Brit.

/ˈtreɪnfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈtreɪnˌfʊl/

Inflections: Plural trainfuls, (rare) trainsful.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: train n.², -ful suffix.

Etymology: < train n.² + -ful suffix.

As much or as many as a railway train will hold; a quantity that fills a train.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > conveyance by rail or train > quantity or number carried by train

trainload1819

traffic1832

trainful1850

carloading1947

1850 J. Wolley in W. Jardine Contrib. Ornithol. 117 The numbers are rapidly diminishing every year, in consequence of the pitiless persecution which afflicts them—slaughtering parties visit them by trainfuls.

1866 G. O. Trevelyan in Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 408 At Peschiera, the whole trainful—passengers, guards, and firemen—were forced to alight,..our luggage was opened and emptied.

1885 19th Cent. Apr. 635 A trainful of troops.

1922 E. Post Etiquette xxxvii. 594 To at least half of an average trainful of people, strong odors of one kind or another are disagreeable.

1963 Times 16 Jan. 12/2 A small child on a French holiday exchange would have the same kind of care as..a trainful of Girl Guides travelling to Rome.

2007 S. Ludwig Holding my Breath xvi. 220 We hear rumours of Jews being taken away in the middle of the night. Entire communities disappear by the trainful.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	trainful
释义	trainfuln. Brit. /ˈtreɪnfʊl/, U.S. /ˈtreɪnˌfʊl/ Inflections: Plural trainfuls, (rare) trainsful. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: train n.², -ful suffix. Etymology: < train n.² + -ful suffix. As much or as many as a railway train will hold; a quantity that fills a train. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > conveyance by rail or train > quantity or number carried by train trainload1819 traffic1832 trainful1850 carloading1947 1850 J. Wolley in W. Jardine Contrib. Ornithol. 117 The numbers are rapidly diminishing every year, in consequence of the pitiless persecution which afflicts them—slaughtering parties visit them by trainfuls. 1866 G. O. Trevelyan in Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 408 At Peschiera, the whole trainful—passengers, guards, and firemen—were forced to alight,..our luggage was opened and emptied. 1885 19th Cent. Apr. 635 A trainful of troops. 1922 E. Post Etiquette xxxvii. 594 To at least half of an average trainful of people, strong odors of one kind or another are disagreeable. 1963 Times 16 Jan. 12/2 A small child on a French holiday exchange would have the same kind of care as..a trainful of Girl Guides travelling to Rome. 2007 S. Ludwig Holding my Breath xvi. 220 We hear rumours of Jews being taken away in the middle of the night. Entire communities disappear by the trainful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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