pocketful

[ pok-it-fool ]

/ ˈpɒk ɪtˌfʊl /

noun, plural pock·et·fuls.

the amount that a pocket will hold.

Origin of pocketful

First recorded in 1605–15; pocket + -ful

usage note for pocketful

See -ful.

Words nearby pocketful

pocket chisel, pocket door, pocket drive, pocketed calculus, pocket edition, pocketful, pocket gopher, pocket-handkerchief, pocketing, pocketknife, pocket money

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Example sentences from the Web for pocketful

He always carries a pocketful of corn, and day by day entices the birds further and further away.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
A pocketful of small change will make many a rough place smooth.
Of Walks and Walking Tours|Arnold Haultain
Tiens, and she emptied before me a pocketful of pawn tickets.
Our House|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
I am going there to see if I cannot obtain concrete proof—perhaps a pocketful of tokens.
"To Invade New York...."|Irwin Lewis

I screamed; but the Bedouin would not let me down until I promised him the other pocketful of raisins.
The Syrian Christ|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany

British Dictionary definitions for pocketful

pocketful

/ (ˈpɒkɪtfʊl) /

noun plural -fuls

as much as a pocket will hold

informal a large amountit cost him a pocketful of money

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单词	pocketful
释义	pocketful [ pok-it-fool ] / ˈpɒk ɪtˌfʊl / noun, plural pock·et·fuls. the amount that a pocket will hold. Origin of pocketful First recorded in 1605–15; pocket + -ful usage note for pocketful See -ful. Words nearby pocketful pocket chisel, pocket door, pocket drive, pocketed calculus, pocket edition, pocketful, pocket gopher, pocket-handkerchief, pocketing, pocketknife, pocket money Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pocketful He always carries a pocketful of corn, and day by day entices the birds further and further away. Poachers and Poaching\|John Watson A pocketful of small change will make many a rough place smooth. Of Walks and Walking Tours\|Arnold Haultain Tiens, and she emptied before me a pocketful of pawn tickets. Our House\|Elizabeth Robins Pennell I am going there to see if I cannot obtain concrete proof—perhaps a pocketful of tokens. "To Invade New York...."\|Irwin Lewis I screamed; but the Bedouin would not let me down until I promised him the other pocketful of raisins. The Syrian Christ\|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany British Dictionary definitions for pocketful pocketful / (ˈpɒkɪtfʊl) / noun plural -fuls as much as a pocket will hold informal a large amountit cost him a pocketful of money Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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