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capful

[ kap-fool ]

/ ˈkæp fʊl /

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noun, plural cap·fuls.

the amount that a cap will hold.

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Origin of capful

First recorded in 1710–20; cap¹ + -ful

usage note for capful

See -ful.

Words nearby capful

Cape Verdean, capeweed, cape work, Cape York, Cape York Peninsula, capful, cap gun, caph, Cap-Haitien, capias, capillaceous

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How to use capful in a sentence

He finally left in disgust, with the remark that there was not a capful of wind to be had in the place.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix
This, of course, is the effect of a gentle and balmy hurricane—a mere capful of wind that tears and tatters them.
Falling in Love|Grant Allen
But he returned to camp without having fired a shot, and with only a capful of thimbleberries as spoil.
Kiddie the Scout|Robert Leighton
Here give us a pipe of tobacco if we're to warp out half a day ere we get a capful of wind.
A Set of Rogues|Frank Barrett

There was not more than a capful of wind; but once let the canvas fill, and the schooner would get steerageway.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove|James A. Cooper