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armful

[ ahrm-fool ]

noun

plural armfuls.
  1. as much as a person can hold or carry in an arm or both arms.
  2. Informal. a girl or woman with a well-rounded figure.
  3. Informal. an obstreperous child; handful.


armful

/ ˈɑ˳¾´ÚÊŠ±ô /

noun

  1. the amount that can be held by one or both arms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Spelling Note

See -ful.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of armful1

First recorded in 1570–80; arm 1 + -ful
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One man can be seen kicking in a plate-glass window at night to steal armfuls of Harris Tweed bags, costing up to £150 each.

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I started running with my armful of sticks and leaves.

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Big hauls of nominations don’t necessarily mean armfuls of trophies though.

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Double bonus points if you have an armful of the things.

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But he got sober, and in the years since, he got married, found a job as a creative writing professor at the University of Iowa and wrote poetry that won him an armful of awards.

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