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jailfuls

jailfuls is the plural of jailful.

Meaning of jailful

Noun

jailful (plural jailfuls or jailsful)

  1. Enough to fill a jail.
    • The news of his approach struck terror into the hearts of the negroes, who immediately stopped preparing to massacre the whites, and in a few hours the only traces that could be found of the insurrection were several jailfuls of “ringleaders” arrested on suspicion, and swampfuls of followers who...1875 August 26, “The Week”, in The Nation: A Weekly Journal Devoted to Politics, Literature, Science, and Art, volume XXI, New York, N.Y.: E. L. Godkin & Co., page 125

Questions about jailfuls

What is jailfuls the plural of?
Jailfuls is the plural of jailful.

Words near jailfuls in the dictionary

  1. jailers
  2. jailership
  3. jailerships
  4. jailfodder
  5. jailful
  6. jailfuls
  7. jailhouse
  8. jailhouse lawyer
  9. jailhouse lawyers
  10. jailhouses
  11. jailing

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