lapful

American  

[lap-fool] / ˈlæp fʊl /

noun

PLURAL

lapfuls

1. as much as the lap can hold.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of lapful

First recorded in 1605–15; lap ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

Thus Nowell-Wilson cradles a lapful of eggs in one of her drawings, whose poses are modeled on classical canvases.

From Washington Post

The commander grabbed his kayak, paddled into the cold waves and retrieved a lapful of cold-shocked turtles.

From Washington Post

When life gives these kids a lapful of more and less inexplicable lemons, Alix and Mason move in together.

From New York Times

Then she saw the woman’s lapful of food and reached out hungrily.

From The New Yorker

I recently found myself with a lapful of beignets, giddy with a childish excitement, in the backseat of a rental car.

From BBC