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neckful

neckful noun: as much as fills a neck.

Noun

neckful (plural neckfuls or necksful)

  1. As much as fills a neck.
    • It was said among the Yimoots on Goorgaun, that one man, the wealthiest among them, possessed seven hundred camels, five thousand sheep and goats, and two hundred mares; to wit, several necksful of money. The Toorkmuns keep their money and little valuable etceteras in large purses made of the skins...1834, Arthur Conolly, Journey to the North of India, page 42
    • Snatching the bottle, Jim Chen got a grip on Peter's head and poured a neckful of whisky down him.1959, John Berry, Krishna Fluting, page 63
  2. As much as fits around a neck.
    • They looked about forty, with frazzled, husklike hair, and neckfuls of primitive jewelry that bespoke extensive experience traveling in tropical climes.2003, Katy Lederer, Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers, page 67
    • Now sufficiently mended to be seen in public, Dusi wore a low-cut black sheath, three-quarter-length black gloves, and a neckful of rubies.2007, Amanda Brown, Janice Weber, School of Fortune

Examples of neckful in a sentence

  • When a bird can't take in another ayu, the fisherman hauls it back to the boat, where it regurgitates its neckful.2002, Stephanie Adler, Stephen Wolf, Fodor's Japan, page 242:
  • He missed being young and fit and going out for a neckful of human blood when he wanted to.2005, Michael Lawrence, Young Dracula, page 12:
  • This hillock was easily accessible and afforded a fast, if brief ride (and often a neckful of snow before a chute was worn).2010, George Davison Winius, The Brats of Briarcliff, page 99:
  • All I had to remember Claudia by was an earring she had dropped on my floor and a neckful of embarrassing hickeys.2011, Poe Ballantine, 501 Minutes to Christ: Personal Essays, page 47:

Forms of neckful

pluralneckfuls
pluralnecksful

Origin of neckful

From neck + -ful.

Questions about neckful

What does neckful mean?
Neckful means as much as fills a neck.
How do you use neckful in a sentence?
When a bird can't take in another ayu, the fisherman hauls it back to the boat, where it regurgitates its neckful.
What part of speech is neckful?
Neckful is a noun.
What is the plural of neckful?
The plural of neckful is neckfuls.

Words near neckful in the dictionary

  1. neckerchieves
  2. Neckerian
  3. neckers
  4. Neckertal
  5. neckes
  6. neckful
  7. neckfuls
  8. neckgear
  9. neckguard
  10. neckguards
  11. neckhold

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