knifeful
knifeful noun: the amount that can be carried on a knife.
Noun
knifeful (plural knifefuls or knivesful)
- The amount that can be carried on a knife.
- "I don't wanter hyar uv nary one uv my gals bein' seen on airy street uv thisyer town, a-havin' no flirty flatter talk with thet wild Culberton younun!" was the popular edict that lazy, oafish fathers shot across dinner tables—as they packed down knivesful of baked chicken dressing, and “sooed"...1931, Marie MacKenzie, Trix MacKenzie, Life and Lingo, page 39
- Anna spread a knifeful of preserves across her toast.2007, L. R. Williamson, Prairie Springs, →ISBN, page 259
Examples of knifeful in a sentence
- Scraping the goo with the edge of the blade he took each knifeful directly to his mouth, hoping that his atrocious table manners would go unnoticed.2007, Leigh Smith, 'Norvern Monkey', →ISBN, page 27:
- Crouched down in the corner, I rapidly tongue knifeful after knifeful of the thick, bitter paste into my mouth.2016, Lisa Kotin, My Confection: Odyssey of a Sugar Addict, →ISBN:
Forms of knifeful
| plural | knifefuls |
|---|---|
| plural | knivesful |
Origin of knifeful
From knife + -ful.
Questions about knifeful
- What does knifeful mean?
- Knifeful means the amount that can be carried on a knife.
- How do you use knifeful in a sentence?
- Scraping the goo with the edge of the blade he took each knifeful directly to his mouth, hoping that his atrocious table manners would go unnoticed.
- What part of speech is knifeful?
- Knifeful is a noun.
- What is the plural of knifeful?
- The plural of knifeful is knifefuls.
Words near knifeful in the dictionary
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