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gaolful

gaolful noun: dated spelling of jailful.

Noun

gaolful (plural gaolfuls)

  1. (Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jailful.
    • Besides, when Dr. Martineau compares Christ’s substitution to the substitution of a noble citizen in the room of gaolfuls of felons, he excites a prejudice against the Atonement by a false analogy.1901, Marcus Dods, chapter IX, in The Atonement in Modern Religious Thought. A Theological Symposium., New York, N.Y.: Thomas Whittaker, page 191
    • It is impossible to picture civilised, stable, progressive government in the country, side by side with military occupation, gaolfuls of prisoners, periodical destruction of transport, and the ever present fear of the assassin.1986, J. Anthony Gaughan, Alfred O’Rahilly II: Public Figure, Kingdom Books, →ISBN, page 184

Forms of gaolful

pluralgaolfuls

Questions about gaolful

What does gaolful mean?
Gaolful means dated spelling of jailful.
What part of speech is gaolful?
Gaolful is a noun.
What is the plural of gaolful?
The plural of gaolful is gaolfuls.

Words near gaolful in the dictionary

  1. gaoleress
  2. gaoleresses
  3. gaolers
  4. gaolership
  5. gaolerships
  6. gaolful
  7. gaolfuls
  8. gaolhouse
  9. gaolhouses
  10. Gaoli
  11. gaoliang

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