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sockful

sockful noun: as much as a sock will hold.

Noun

sockful (plural sockfuls or socksful)

  1. As much as a sock will hold.
    • Distrusting banks, the eccentric old man kept a sockful of silver coins under his mattress.

Forms of sockful

pluralsockfuls
pluralsocksful

Origin of sockful

From sock + -ful.

Questions about sockful

What does sockful mean?
Sockful means as much as a sock will hold.
What part of speech is sockful?
Sockful is a noun.
What is the plural of sockful?
The plural of sockful is sockfuls.

Words near sockful in the dictionary

  1. sockeye
  2. sockeye salmon
  3. sockeyes
  4. sockfarm
  5. sockfarms
  6. sockful
  7. sockfuls
  8. sockhop
  9. sockhops
  10. sockie
  11. sockies

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