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flaskful

flaskful noun: as much as a flask will hold.

Noun

flaskful (plural flaskfuls or flasksful)

  1. As much as a flask will hold.
    • For the benefit of seedsmen and orchardists I would say, I have found “Lyons’ Magnetic powder” effec[t]ual in driving insects from seed and away from all places they infest, and have no doubt a few flasksful thrown in the crevices of fruit trees, would drive the pests from their fortresses.1859, “Lyons’ Powder!---Death to Insects!”, in D. Lee, D. Redmond, C. W. Howard, editors, The Southern Cultivator, a Monthly Journal, […], volume XVII, Augusta, Ga.: William S. Jones, page 361

Forms of flaskful

pluralflaskfuls
pluralflasksful

Origin of flaskful

From flask + -ful.

Questions about flaskful

What does flaskful mean?
Flaskful means as much as a flask will hold.
What part of speech is flaskful?
Flaskful is a noun.
What is the plural of flaskful?
The plural of flaskful is flaskfuls.

Words near flaskful in the dictionary

  1. flaskes
  2. flasket
  3. flaskets
  4. flaskette
  5. flaskettes
  6. flaskful
  7. flaskfuls
  8. flasking
  9. flaskless
  10. flasklet
  11. flasklets

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