flockful en · NOUN
Etymology
From flock + -ful.
Meanings
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The amount that constitutes a flock (of birds, people etc.).
A flockful of late-season tourists, animated and colorful, buzzing and warm, laden and anticipatory, was waiting to board the steamer or had just come out of it.
1971, Everett S. Allen, This Quiet Place: A Cape Cod Chronicle, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, page 250:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flockfuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |