fieldful en · NOUN
Etymology
From field + -ful.
Meanings
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A quantity that fills a field.
Here beneath them the bloom of the golden-rod is upon the land; fieldsful and lanesful, it bars your way, or brushes your shoulders as you pass.
2016, Roy Rolfe Gilson, Miss Primrose: A Novel, page 172:He certainly had been out in the rain last night and soaked up half a fieldful of soil by the look of him.
2002, Clara M. Miller, Once a Demon, page 94:Sure, it's tempting to go out and recruit an all-star for every position, and just as tempting to assume that a fieldful of superstars will translate into a victorious team.
2013, Dana Ardi, The Fall of the Alphas:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fieldsful | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fieldfuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |