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tableful

[tey-buh l-foo l]

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noun, plural ta·ble·fuls.

the number of persons that can be seated at a table.

the amount of food, dishes, etc., that a table can hold.

Nearby words

Origin of tableful

First recorded in 1525–35; table + -ful

Usage note

See -ful.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for tableful

There's a tableful over there--go and take your pick of it, unless, of course, you've got some special subject.
Young Lives|Richard Le Gallienne
In contrast to these good choquettes is this tableful of bad choquettes.
The Story of Silk|Sara Ware Bassett
By midnight, Tom was singing Christmas carols, in advance of the season, with a tableful of Texans.
Get Out of Our Skies!|E. K. Jarvis
Young Thomas Kehoe nearly bit the doctor's thumb in two after kicking over a tableful of instruments.
Dear Enemy|Jean Webster

But I suppose this pessimistic view is natural if you eat three meals a day with a tableful of melancholics.
Dear Enemy|Jean Webster