bagful
[bag-foo l]
- the contents of or amount held by a bag: three bagfuls of groceries.
- the quantity required to fill a bag.
- a considerable amount: He has a bagful of clever ideas.
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Origin of bagful
Usage note
See -ful.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for bagful
Contemporary Examples
We left the springs with a bagful of colorful rocks and one more story to tell.
Historical Examples
He very likely carries a bagful of golf-sticks, or is pumping up his bicycle.
Back HomeEugene Wood
Then a hammer and a bagful of wooden pins were placed in his hands.
Under the WavesR M Ballantyne
He said Eliphalet Congdon had taken a bagful to pass on the unwary.
Blacksheep! Blacksheep!Meredith Nicholson
Youll find a bagful of white-hearts in the locker of the boat.
Twos and ThreesG. B. Stern
You didn't have a thing but the clothes on your back and a bagful of diamonds.
The HuddlersWilliam Campbell Gault
Word Origin and History for bagful
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper