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dropfuls

dropfuls is the plural of dropful.

Meaning of dropful

Noun

dropful (plural dropfuls or dropsful)

  1. A single drop (of a liquid).
    • When the good skipper and his careful crew Have had their latest earthly draught of brine, And gone to quench, or to endure their thirst, Where nectar's plenty, or even water's scarce, And filter'd to the parched crew by dropsful.1902, Sir Walter Scott. v.23-24. Percy Bysshe Shelley, page 747

Questions about dropfuls

What is dropfuls the plural of?
Dropfuls is the plural of dropful.

Words near dropfuls in the dictionary

  1. dropfiles
  2. dropfoot
  3. dropforge
  4. dropforges
  5. dropful
  6. dropfuls
  7. dropgoal
  8. dropgoals
  9. drophead
  10. drophead coupé
  11. drophead coupés

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