capful

English

Etymology

cap +‎ -ful

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkæpfʊl/

Noun

capful (plural capfuls or capsful)

  1. The amount that will fit into a cap.
  2. (nautical) A light puff of wind.
    • 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, page 9:
      "I warrant you were frighted, wer'n't you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?"
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 182:
      " Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful."

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