tableful

[ tey-buhl-fool ]

/ ˈteɪ bəlˌfʊl /

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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.

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Origin of tableful

First recorded in 1525–35; table + -ful

usage note for tableful

See -ful.

Words nearby tableful

table corn, table cut, table dancing, table d'hôte, table football, tableful, table-hop, tableland, table licence, table linen, table money

How to use tableful in a sentence

And presently Polly found herself in a little stuffy box of a room, with a tableful of greasy dishes before her.
Polly of the Hospital Staff|Emma C. Dowd
Slowly, almost meticulously, he counted them before the gaping tableful of players.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
They all fall upon my tableful, and generally bear away much of it.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan
My lady was quite transfigured into the matron, a becoming woman for the head of a great tableful of children and dependents.
The Master of Ballantrae|Robert Louis Stevenson

It was worth while to see that long tableful, and the faces of the company, before yet a napkin was touched.
The Wide, Wide World|Susan Warner