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capful en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkæpfʊl/

Etymology

From cap + -ful.

Meanings

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

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Translations (1)

fi korkillinen (the amount that will fit into a cap)