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mealful

mealful noun: enough for a meal.

Noun

mealful (plural mealsful)

  1. Enough for a meal.
    • He’s luring the salmon to rise at the fly, / He’s catching the trout by the creelful; / He’s shooting the pheasant to put in the pie, / And of wild-duck he’s getting a mealful.1884 August 9, “The Member’s Nightmare”, in Vanity Fair: A Weekly Show of Political, Social, & Literary Wares, volume XXXII, London, page 95, column 1
    • The most startlingly dreadful was imitation mozzarella by Universal Foods Corp. of Madison, Wis. At the first bite, I felt my throat close in a protective reflex I should have respected. Much denser and more solid than the true, gently squeezable Italian original, the flavor of this imposter is...1977 February 3, Mimi Sheraton, “Fake Cheeses Rate ‘Yucks’”, in The Tennessean, volume 71, number 301, Nashville, Tenn., page 68, column 1

Forms of mealful

pluralmealsful

Origin of mealful

From meal + -ful.

Questions about mealful

What does mealful mean?
Mealful means enough for a meal.
What part of speech is mealful?
Mealful is a noun.
What is the plural of mealful?
The plural of mealful is mealsful.

Words near mealful in the dictionary

  1. mealer
  2. mealers
  3. meales
  4. Mealey
  5. Mealeys
  6. mealful
  7. Mealhada
  8. mealie
  9. mealie bread
  10. mealie land
  11. mealie lands

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