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gulpful

noun

Etymology

From gulp + -ful.

  1. derived from gulpen
  2. inherited from gulpen
  3. suffixed as gulpful — “gulp + ful”

Definitions

  1. The amount swallowed in a single gulp.

    • The taste drove him mad, and, dropping down on hands and knees like a dog, he put his lips to the side of the bucket and drew in long gulpfuls.
    • Funky held out an unlabeled bottle of whisky to Clifford, who drank a gulpful.

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