skinful

[ skin-fool ]

/ ˈskɪn fʊl /

noun, plural skin·fuls.

the amount that a skin container can hold.

Informal. a large or satisfying amount of food and drink.

Informal. an amount of liquor sufficient to make a person drunk.

Origin of skinful

First recorded in 1640–50; skin + -ful

usage note for skinful

See -ful.

Words nearby skinful

skin flick, skinflint, skin food, skin friction, skin friction drag, skinful, skin game, skin graft, skin grafting, skinhead, skink

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Example sentences from the Web for skinful

The commander 'e sez to me, "Billings," 'e sez, "w'y is it you carn't go ashore without gittin' a skinful?"
Pincher Martin, O.D.|H. Taprell Dorling
We must cleave together, and you shall have a skinful of books and school and manners.
Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine
At length the time arrived, and, fortified with a good dinner and a skinful of "Mumm Cabinet," we proceeded to the witch's den.
Lands of the Slave and the Free|Henry A. Murray
The Old French form means "skinful" (cf. poignée, fistful), the hounds' reward being spread on the skin of the slain animal.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

He was the best of butlers; if he always drank a skinful, he never wasted a noggin.
Three Courses and a Dessert|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for skinful

skinful

/ (ˈskɪnˌfʊl) /

noun plural -fuls

slang sufficient alcoholic drink to make one drunk (esp in the phrase have a skinful)

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单词	skinful
释义	skinful [ skin-fool ] / ˈskɪn fʊl / noun, plural skin·fuls. the amount that a skin container can hold. Informal. a large or satisfying amount of food and drink. Informal. an amount of liquor sufficient to make a person drunk. Origin of skinful First recorded in 1640–50; skin + -ful usage note for skinful See -ful. Words nearby skinful skin flick, skinflint, skin food, skin friction, skin friction drag, skinful, skin game, skin graft, skin grafting, skinhead, skink Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skinful The commander 'e sez to me, "Billings," 'e sez, "w'y is it you carn't go ashore without gittin' a skinful?" Pincher Martin, O.D.\|H. Taprell Dorling We must cleave together, and you shall have a skinful of books and school and manners. Blackbeard: Buccaneer\|Ralph D. Paine At length the time arrived, and, fortified with a good dinner and a skinful of "Mumm Cabinet," we proceeded to the witch's den. Lands of the Slave and the Free\|Henry A. Murray The Old French form means "skinful" (cf. poignée, fistful), the hounds' reward being spread on the skin of the slain animal. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley He was the best of butlers; if he always drank a skinful, he never wasted a noggin. Three Courses and a Dessert\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for skinful skinful / (ˈskɪnˌfʊl) / noun plural -fuls slang sufficient alcoholic drink to make one drunk (esp in the phrase have a skinful) 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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