skinful

[ skin-foo l ]

/ ˈskɪn fʊl /

noun, plural skin·fuls.

the amount that a skin container can hold.

Informal. a large or satisfying amount of food and drink.

Informal. an amount of liquor sufficient to make a person drunk.

Nearby words

skin-deep, skin-dive, skin-pop, skin-search, skinflint, skinful, skinhead, skink, skinking, skinless, skinned

Origin of skinful

First recorded in 1640–50; skin + -ful

Usage note

See -ful.

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Examples from the Web for skinful

The commander 'e sez to me, "Billings," 'e sez, "w'y is it you carn't go ashore without gittin' a skinful?"
Pincher Martin, O.D.|H. Taprell Dorling
We must cleave together, and you shall have a skinful of books and school and manners.
Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine
At length the time arrived, and, fortified with a good dinner and a skinful of "Mumm Cabinet," we proceeded to the witch's den.
Lands of the Slave and the Free|Henry A. Murray
The Old French form means "skinful" (cf. poignée, fistful), the hounds' reward being spread on the skin of the slain animal.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

He was the best of butlers; if he always drank a skinful, he never wasted a noggin.
Three Courses and a Dessert|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for skinful

skinful

/ (ˈskɪnˌfʊl) /

noun plural -fuls

slang sufficient alcoholic drink to make one drunk (esp in the phrase have a skinful)

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