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pocketful

[ pok-it-fool ]

noun

plural pocketfuls.
  1. the amount that a pocket will hold.


pocketful

/ ˈ±èÉ’°ìɪ³Ù´ÚÊŠ±ô /

noun

  1. as much as a pocket will hold
  2. informal.
    a large amount

    it cost him a pocketful of money

“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 pocketful1

First recorded in 1605–15; pocket + -ful
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Example Sentences

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Mr Lake said Talbot accepted when he attended the property sore "he would take pocketfuls, as much as he could fit in his pockets".

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This week sees the release of his debut album, “Belamor,†a pocketful of intimate electro-pop gems from a queer Latino in exile.

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Joan’s parting charge for you was to find a “pocketful of happiness†each day.

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Trump never leaves the house without a pocketful of revenge.

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“You just cost me a pocketful o’ coppers.â€

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