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sofaful

sofaful noun: enough to fill a sofa.

Noun

sofaful (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Enough to fill a sofa.
    • Zora, with a sofaful of railway time tables and ocean-steamer handbooks, sought his counsel as to a voyage round the world which she had in contemplation;[…]1910 November 19, William J[ohn] Locke, “Septimus: Chapter VII”, in The Evening Star, number 18,315, Washington, D.C., part 2, page 8
    • It suggests a prim aunt playing “proverbs” with a sofaful of priggish little nieces, and is a studied insult to cards and chess.1921 September 24, Raymund Allen, “From My Study: Mental Recreation”, in Western Mail, number 16,326, page 9

Examples of sofaful in a sentence

  • Toss our Lazyback sofa pillows anywhere![…]Buy a sofaful of them, for comfort!1955 June 5, Los Angeles Times, volume LXXIV, part III, page 9:
  • Today’s only guests were the governor’s aide, Lord Lumley, two other government representatives and a sofaful of foreign correspondents.1956 March 26, “Silence Haunts Capital During Cyprus Curfew”, in Corpus Christi Caller, volume 74, number 56, Corpus Christi, Tex., page 10:
  • Scatter these colorful pillows in every room, buy several extras for your porch chairs, too![…]Come in and pick up a sofaful while they last at this one low price.1956 July 22, Akron Beacon Journal, 117th year, number 229, page 29:
  • A SOFAFUL OF CHERUBS throws admiring looks at Elvis.1960 October 10, “Rock-a-Bye Role for Presley”, in Life, volume 49, number 15, page 121:

Forms of sofaful

alternative formsofa-ful

Origin of sofaful

From sofa + -ful.

Questions about sofaful

What does sofaful mean?
Sofaful means enough to fill a sofa.
How do you use sofaful in a sentence?
Toss our Lazyback sofa pillows anywhere![…]Buy a sofaful of them, for comfort!
What part of speech is sofaful?
Sofaful is a noun.

Words near sofaful in the dictionary

  1. sofa-sleepers
  2. sofabed
  3. sofabeds
  4. SOFAD
  5. sofaed
  6. sofaful
  7. sofaing
  8. Sofala
  9. sofalcone
  10. sofaless
  11. sofalike

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