sackful

American  

[sak-fool] / ˈsæk fʊl /

noun

• sackfuls
  plural

1. the amount a sack will hold.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sackfuls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sackful

First recorded in 1475–85; sack ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sackful sackfuls

But over the last three decades, poachers have swept in and swept up every snail they could find — every sackful a fat payday.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

Consumers tossed money over the box-office transom by the sackful, creating one of the biggest box-office advances in memory.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022

He’s a 73-year-old man, a grandfather, who throws hourly tantrums that would make a sackful of weasels look calm and centered.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2019

Here, then, are a sackful of titles sure to make the season bright.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2016

She hauled in dirt from the mountains by the sackful, slung over her shoulder, and fertilized, watered, and manicured each bush with exceeding care.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

"We had sackfuls of letters coming in from children with skin disorders saying that they feel a little bit more confident. That's how savvy she was. So she was so right on so many things."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2023

"But a lot of younger people wanted to be in the book… I was getting sackfuls of mail. I'm sure the local postman wondered what the hell was going on."

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2021

“It was only when they started receiving sackfuls of correspondence from school kids saying they loved it that we knew we were saved.”

From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2020

Dr. Pilley found himself visiting Salvation Army stores and buying up sackfuls of used children’s toys to serve as vocabulary items.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2011

“You’re here to peel potatoes. Every morning he boils two sackfuls, and we can’t do anything else until they’re clean, or Papito gets mad.”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago