pitchforkful en · NOUN
Etymology
From pitchfork + -ful.
Meanings
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The amount that a pitchfork holds.
If you clean it out as other people do, ten pitchforksful will come in for every one you throw out.
1889, “The Master-maid”, in Andrew Lang, editor, The Blue Fairy Book, London: Longmans, Green, and Co. and New York, page 121:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pitchforkfuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pitchforksful | Number=Plur | lexicographic |