footfuls

Noun

footful (plural footfuls or feetful)

1. An amount that can be picked up by one foot.
   • Mrs. Terrapin, having selected a place to her liking, moistens the hard clay, then alternately with the sharp claws of her hind feet, begins scraping out a hole about two inches across, lifting the moist earth, footful after footful.1929, Forestry Kaimin, page 20
2. A quantity (of something) that covers the foot.
   • I well remember, in school on a winter's day, looking up and observing some boy or girl, with painful grimaces, surreptitiously caressing a footful of empurpled chilblains.1973, David Morrison, Essays on Fionn MacColla, page 12
3. The amount of pressure that can be exerted by pressing with one foot.
   • A fast getaway with a real footful of throttle causes fierce wheelspin and decided judder from the rear axle, ...1965, Country Life - Volume 137, page 1226
4. A complete set of toes for one foot.
   • Then I lifted out my leg with a fine footful of toes1959, Homes and Gardens - Volume 40, page 33
5. (humorous) A small number, about five.
   • One of the feetful of marathons that are a study of efficiency, Berlin also boasts supportive crowds and tremendous excitement.1998, Dennis Craythorn, Rich Hanna, The Ultimate Guide to International Marathons, →ISBN, page 194
6. (humorous) As much as one can handle, especially of something handled with one's feet.
   • 'Ah've just about had a bellyful of you.' 'An' Ah've had a footful of you, friend.'1966, William McIlvanney, Remedy is none, page 168