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knifefuls

knifefuls is the plural of knifeful.

Meaning of knifeful

Noun

knifeful (plural knifefuls or knivesful)

  1. 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

Questions about knifefuls

What is knifefuls the plural of?
Knifefuls is the plural of knifeful.

Words near knifefuls in the dictionary

  1. knifed
  2. knifed up
  3. knifefish
  4. knifefishes
  5. knifeful
  6. knifefuls
  7. knifegrinder
  8. knifegrinders
  9. knifehand
  10. knifehandle
  11. knifehandles

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