trolleyful
trolleyful noun: as much as a trolley will hold.
Noun
trolleyful (plural trolleyfuls or trolleysful)
- As much as a trolley will hold.
- Children row around in rubber dinghies, self-importantly pointing out hero daddies; trolleysful of tinned curry sauce and six-packs of beer are transferred down hatches with a blithe disregard for deadweight.1984, Libby Purves, “At Millbay Dock”, in Libby Purves, Trevor Grove, editors, Single Handed: The Observer/Europe 1 Singlehanded Transatlantic Race, London: Ebury Press, →ISBN, page 19
- Watch the great trolleysful of cat and dog food, cat litter, bird seed and hamster bedding wheeled through the check-outs each weekend if you doubt our animal-mania.1985 February 18, “Tell us about your animals”, in Birmingham Evening Mail, page 5
Forms of trolleyful
| plural | trolleyfuls |
|---|---|
| plural | trolleysful |
Origin of trolleyful
From trolley + -ful.
Questions about trolleyful
- What does trolleyful mean?
- Trolleyful means as much as a trolley will hold.
- What part of speech is trolleyful?
- Trolleyful is a noun.
- What is the plural of trolleyful?
- The plural of trolleyful is trolleyfuls.
Words near trolleyful in the dictionary
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