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hoodful en · NOUN

Etymology

From hood + -ful.

Meanings

1. (rare) Enough to fill a hood.
   • I cautiously raised the hood, freed a hoodful of smoke-steam, but there was no flame. As the smoke blew away I leaned over the radiator. I didn't expect to see anything that made sense to me; I don't know a distributor from a water pump. 1960, Berry Fleming, The Winter Rider, page 24:

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