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[ kap-fool ] / ˈkæp fʊl /
noun, plural cap·fuls.the amount that a cap will hold. Origin of capfulFirst recorded in 1710–20; cap1 + -ful usage note for capfulSee -ful. Words nearby capfulCape Verdean, capeweed, cape work, Cape York, Cape York Peninsula, capful, cap gun, caph, Cap-Haitien, capias, capillaceous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for capfulCounter-jumpers and land-lubbers funk a capful of wind mightily. Ralph Denham's Adventures in Burma|George Norway "I think we have had rather more than a capful these last two days," replied Ralph, ignoring the insulting language. Ralph Denham's Adventures in Burma|George Norway They gathered a capful of the pinon cones—the seeds of which Lucien knew how to prepare by parching and pounding. The Boy Hunters|Captain Mayne Reid So he caught up a capful of smoke and raced off as fast as he could go to Johnny Chuck's house. Mother West Wind's Animal Friends|Thornton W. Burgess
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