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Londonful

Londonful noun: enough to fill London.

Noun

Londonful (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, rare) Enough to fill London.
    • Shakspeare, the noted dramatist, would have had not one but a Londonful of Boswells.1905 April 5, “The Cosmopolitan”, in Boston Evening Transcript, page 22
    • An Art-School where both pupils and preceptor, students and dominie, are advanced, neurotic, unhealthy and unearthly, yet cleverer than a Londonful of critics; their work outlandish, malformed, trappu, their fruit diseased.1924, A[lbert] E[rnest] Tomlinson, “Twilight of the Works”, in The Adelphi, page 205

Origin of Londonful

From London + -ful.

Questions about Londonful

What does Londonful mean?
Londonful means enough to fill London.
What part of speech is Londonful?
Londonful is a noun.

Words near Londonful in the dictionary

  1. Londonderry
  2. Londoner
  3. Londoners
  4. Londonese
  5. Londonesque
  6. Londonful
  7. Londongrad
  8. Londonian
  9. Londoniana
  10. Londonians
  11. Londonise

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