capful

[ kap-fool ]

noun

, plural cap·fuls.

1. the amount that a cap will hold.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of capful¹

First recorded in 1710–20; cap ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

He finally left in disgust, with the remark that there was not a capful of wind to be had in the place.

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This, of course, is the effect of a gentle and balmy hurricane—a mere capful of wind that tears and tatters them.

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But he returned to camp without having fired a shot, and with only a capful of thimbleberries as spoil.

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Here give us a pipe of tobacco if we're to warp out half a day ere we get a capful of wind.

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There was not more than a capful of wind; but once let the canvas fill, and the schooner would get steerageway.

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