capful

noun
/ˈkæpfʊl/

Etymology

From cap + -ful.

  1. derived from caput
  2. derived from cappa
  3. inherited from *kappā — “covering, hood, mantle
  4. inherited from cæppe
  5. inherited from cappe
  6. suffixed as capful — “cap + ful

Definitions

  1. The amount that will fit into a cap.

  2. A light puff of wind.

    • "I warrant you were frighted, wer'n't you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?"
    • " Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful."

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