twigful en · NOUN
Etymology
From twig + -ful.
Meanings
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As much as a twig will hold.
We had never seen anything like it and we had presence of mind to save several twigfuls of leaves, which proved to be the right food.
1950, Animal Kingdom, volumes 53-55, page 117:Broad shading elms and sugar maples kept foothold there, spreading sun-traced shadows or holding twigfuls of snow.
1947, Ethel McCrossin Orr, Evelyn T. Holston, Reading Today (book 1, page 52)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| twigfuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |