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Definition of Capfuls
1. capful [n] - See also: capful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capfuls
Literary usage of Capfuls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1904)
"... capfuls, dree basket, basketfuls, And a little heap in under the stairs. "
Down in a green copse there sits an old fox, And there he sits a-mopping his ..."
2. Peter Parley's Annual. by William Martin (1885)
"And I have found a treasure." " A treasure ? " " Yes ; capfuls and capfuls of
gold coins. There was fighting on the path above, and it was all thrown over. ..."
3. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"... capfuls, dree-bushel bagfuls. Hurrah ! hurrah ! " accompanied by the reports
of the guns. They then drank the cider and ate the sop, taking good care to ..."
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