capful
[ kap-fool ]
Origin of capful
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See -ful.
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How to use capful in a sentence
He finally left in disgust, with the remark that there was not a capful of wind to be had in the place.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees | Edwin Asa DixThis, of course, is the effect of a gentle and balmy hurricane—a mere capful of wind that tears and tatters them.
Falling in Love | Grant AllenBut he returned to camp without having fired a shot, and with only a capful of thimbleberries as spoil.
Kiddie the Scout | Robert LeightonHere give us a pipe of tobacco if we're to warp out half a day ere we get a capful of wind.
A Set of Rogues | Frank BarrettThere was not more than a capful of wind; but once let the canvas fill, and the schooner would get steerageway.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove | James A. Cooper
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