shirtful
shirtful noun: as much as is within, on, or held by a shirt.
Noun
shirtful (plural shirtfuls or shirtsful)
- As much as is within, on, or held by a shirt.
- I watched him until he disappeared from view, and then thought I would open up the treasure I had buried and deposit some of the shirtful which he had so kindly given me after I had robbed him.1892, George T. Ulmer, Adventures and Reminiscences of a Volunteer: A Drummer Boy From Maine
- Cabrini Project kids bail it back with their hands, soak up shirtsful.1989, Dennis Schmitz, Eden: poems, page 22
Examples of shirtful in a sentence
- Calvin lays the shirtful of skunk on the ground and holds it with his foot.2002, Wilmoth Foreman, Summer of the Skunks, page 34:
- Reilly, but you had a narrow escape, Devil a man in the barony can handle a cudgel as I can, and it was a miracle, and you may thank his lordship here for it that you hadn't a shirtful of sore bones.2018, William Carleton, Willy Reilly, page 196:
Forms of shirtful
| plural | shirtfuls |
|---|---|
| plural | shirtsful |
Origin of shirtful
From shirt + -ful.
Questions about shirtful
- What does shirtful mean?
- Shirtful means as much as is within, on, or held by a shirt.
- How do you use shirtful in a sentence?
- Calvin lays the shirtful of skunk on the ground and holds it with his foot.
- What part of speech is shirtful?
- Shirtful is a noun.
- What is the plural of shirtful?
- The plural of shirtful is shirtfuls.
Words near shirtful in the dictionary
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