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Definition of Carful
1. Noun. The quantity that a car will hold.
Definition of Carful
1. Noun. As much as a car will hold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carful
1. as much as a car can hold [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carful
Literary usage of Carful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1848)
"... she wyl me bete ; carful ys my hart therfor. ... the hod ; carful, etc.
If she wyll to the gud ale ryd, Me must trot all by hyr syd, ..."
2. Songs and Carols: Now First Printed, from a Manuscript of the Fifteenth Century by Thomas Wright (1848)
"... she wyl me bete ; carful ys my hart therfor. ... the hod ; carful, etc.
If she wyll to the gud ale ryd, Me must trot all by hyr syd, ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"carful inquiry has convinced the committee that, in order to carry out these
plans, a fund of at least $2000 should be secured. ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"She is too bug " (she thinks too much of herself). CAR, 56., and carful, adj., var.
pron. for "care" and " careful." " I must ta' ear." " I must be earful. ..."
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