cropful

adj

Etymology

From crop + -ful.

  1. inherited from *grewb-
  2. inherited from *kruppaz
  3. inherited from *kropp
  4. inherited from cropp
  5. inherited from crop
  6. suffixed as cropful — “crop + ful

Definitions

  1. Having a full crop (belly)

    Having a full crop (belly); satiated.

    • Through the high wood echoing shrill: Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; Sometime walking, not unseen, And cropful out of doors he slings
  2. Enough to fill the crop of a bird.

    • They are waiting for their parents to return from the sea with cropfuls of fish, squid, krill, or whatever else passes for breakfast.

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