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beltful

noun

Etymology

From belt + -ful.

  1. derived from balteus — “belt, sword-belt”
  2. inherited from *baltijaz✻ — “girdle, belt”
  3. inherited from *baltī̆✻
  4. inherited from belt
  5. inherited from belt
  6. suffixed as beltful — “belt + ful”

Definitions

  1. As much as a belt will hold.

    • The cook has his revolver and a beltful of cartridges. I have a loaded revolver, but I shall leave that with you.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA