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hatful en · NOUN

Etymology

From hat + -ful.

Meanings

1. The amount that will fit into a hat.
   • It was not quite enough time to tackle the wood-fired bathtub contraption, but it was plenty enough to motor up a long, winding hill to the north, where almost a year before we'd found hatfuls and shirtfuls of morel mushrooms with Erik's friend Breakfast. 2013, Ben Hewitt, Saved: How I Quit Worrying about Money and Became the Richest Guy in the World:
2. (colloquial) A large amount or number.
   • a hatful of money
   • a hatful of trouble

Forms

Translations (2)

nrf chap'lée (amount that will fit into a hat) · fi hatullinen (amount that will fit into a hat)