capful

[kap-foo l]

noun, plural cap·fuls.

the amount that a cap will hold.

Origin of capful

First recorded in 1710–20; cap¹ + -ful

Usage note

See -ful.

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Examples from the Web for capful

Historical Examples of capful

At an early period of his existence he broke a capful of eggs.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864
Various
But the news from Orkney, Bryce, instead of croaking about a capful of wind?
The Pirate
Sir Walter Scott
Whenever there is a capful of wind, and the water is a bit rough, I am sick as a dog.
An Old English Home
S. Baring-Gould
Counter-jumpers and land-lubbers funk a capful of wind mightily.
Ralph Denham's Adventures in Burma
George Norway
Did you ever see so many halyards snap in your life, and in just a capful of wind?
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove
James A. Cooper