Definition of quiverful in English:
quiverful
nounPlural quiverfuls ˈkwɪvəf(ə)lˈkwɪvəfʊl
1The amount of arrows a quiver can hold.
Example sentencesExamples
- As a result, he was able to announce plenty of studies at the weekend: he could promise a quiverful of feasibility reports and a truckful of work in progress.
- Just two months into his Fulbright fellowship, he already has a quiverful of stories about birdcalls in the Himalayas.
- I quickly took the bow and a quiverful of blue-fletched arrows.
- 1.1British humorous A large number of offspring.
he had one of his quiverful with him
Synonyms
children, sons and daughters, progeny, family, youngsters, babies, brood
Origin
Mid 19th century: from quiver2 + -ful.