meterful

Noun

meterful (plural meterfuls)

1. (rare) enough to fill a meter.
   • If well constructed the latter class are most certain as to accurate measurement, but the former possess the advantage of allowing an uninterrupted current of water to pass through, which of course the latter cannot do, as the inlet and outlet valves must alternately be opened and closed to allow...1869, Principles and Construction of Machinery: A Practical Treatise on the Laws of the Transmission of Power, and of the Strength and Proportions of the Various Elements of Prime Movers, Mill-work...
   • Had I gone across the street to the brilliant premises of the Cut Rate Pharmaceutical where they burn electric light by the meterful I should no sooner have said “tooth-brush,” than one of the ten clerks in white hospital jackets would have poured a glittering assortment over the...1916, Stephen Leacock, Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy, London : J. Lane, the Bodley Head, page 185