trunkful

[ truhngk-fool ]

noun

, plural trunk·fuls.

1. the amount that a trunk will hold.
2. Informal. a full or abundant supply:

   a trunkful of hopes.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trunkful¹

First recorded in 1700–10; trunk + -ful

Example Sentences

Also he had built himself a rustic table, and unpacked a trunkful of blankets and dishes and writing-pads and books.

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Well go shopping to-morrow morning bright and early, and get a trunkful of new clothes.

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He now started for home in earnest, by way of Paris, with what a contemporary calls "a trunkful of medals."

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Hes got a trunkful of itwothless stuff, of coursethat he carries with him everywhere.

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Anyhow, she had all kinds of unnecessary fixings along, that trunkful of stuff in the lot.

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