chestful en · NOUN
Etymology
From chest + -ful.
Meanings
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As much as a chest will hold
1973 Alden Hatch - The Lodges of Massachusetts When Cabot Lodge came home from the war with a chestful of medals . . .
and so we sent the boat, and took him off by night, him and the rest of them and a whole chestful of money
1839, Robert Montgomery Bird, The Adventures of Robin Day:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chestfuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chestsful | Number=Plur | lexicographic |