bagful

[ bag-foo l ]

/ ˈbæg fʊl /

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noun, plural bag·fuls.

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.

Nearby words

bagatha, bagdad, bagdad boil, bagehot, bagel, bagful, baggage, baggage car, baggage handler, baggagemaster, baggataway

Origin of bagful

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at bag, -ful

Usage note

See -ful.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for bagful

We left the springs with a bagful of colorful rocks and one more story to tell.
Big-Sky West Texas: A Road Trip Through Hidden America|Condé Nast Traveler|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Think of it—me sitting in the hotel in Antwerp and him lugging in oranges by the bagful because he was fond of fruit!
The Black Bag|Louis Joseph Vance
He said Eliphalet Congdon had taken a bagful to pass on the unwary.
Blacksheep! Blacksheep!|Meredith Nicholson
He took out a bagful and told me that I was to throw them to the children, and this I did with great gusto.
A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Presently Bess Landsborough brought Wat a pair of pistols, a double flask of powder, and a bagful of bullets.
Lochinvar|S. R. Crockett
Shove a ball in, men, and a bagful of bullets—take steady aim, and remember the poor captain!
Maori and Settler|G. A. Henty