sackful

[ sak-fool ]

noun,plural sack·fuls.
  1. the amount a sack will hold.

Origin of sackful

1
First recorded in 1475–85; sack1 + -ful

usage note For sackful

See -ful.

Words Nearby sackful

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How to use sackful in a sentence

  • Buy when they say you have to make your own bed they really mean it and hand you a sackful of straw.

    His Royal Hayness | Tom Sykes | April 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • She obeyed, but the man who owed her the gold deceived her by giving her a sackful of earth.

    A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
  • I says to myself, they'll follow the track of that sackful of rocks to the shore and then drag the river for me.

    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • I am master of a hundred arts, and have into the bargain a sackful of cunning.

    Grimms' Fairy Tales | The Brothers Grimm
  • The merchant gave him the cat, received a sackful of gold, and as soon as he had settled his affairs, started on his way back.

    Russian Fairy Tales | W. R. S. Ralston