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Definition of Lapful
1. Noun. The quantity that can be held in the lap.
Definition of Lapful
1. n. As much as the lap can contain.
Definition of Lapful
1. Noun. As much as somebody's lap can hold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lapful
1. as much as the lap can hold [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapful
Literary usage of Lapful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"THE lapful OF NUTS. Whene'er I see soft hazel eyes, And nut-brown curls, I think
of those bright days I spent Among the Limerick girls; When up through ..."
2. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"A lapful of Irish stew. IT was observed a little way back that English boarding-houses
were much like other boarding- houses in the civilized world. ..."
3. The Golden Treasury of Irish Songs and Lyrics by Charles Welsh (1907)
"THE lapful OF NUTS WHENE'ER I see soft hazel eyes, And nut-brown curls, I think
of those bright days I spent Among the Limerick girls; When up through ..."
4. Life of William Blake: With Selections from His Poems and Other Writings by Alexander Gilchrist (1880)
"THOU hast a lapful of seed And this a fair country. Why dost thou not cast thy
seed And live in it merrily ?' ' Shall I cast it on the sand And turn it into ..."
5. My African Home: Or, Bush Life in Natal when a Young Colony 1852-7 by Eliza Whigham Feilden (1887)
"I have sent you a little vignette, you perceive— Leyland's lapful. We have some
pets evidently. About ten days ago a hen hatched thirteen lively chickens, ..."
6. Irish Love-songs by Katharine Tynan (1892)
"The lapful of Nuts. SIR SAMUEL FERGUSON. WHENE'ER I see soft hazel eyes And
nut-brown curls, I think of those bright days I spent Among the Limerick girls; ..."
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