brakeful en · NOUN
Etymology
From brake + -ful.
Meanings
-
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
Once she had been like some spirited young horse, dragging a brakeful of people to happiness. But of late she had felt their weight.
1913, Lady Lawrence, Tess Harcourt, page 239:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brakefuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |