skepful

skepful
/skep"fool/, n., pl. skepfuls.
skep (def. 2).
[1560-70; SKEP + -FUL]
Usage. See -ful.

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  • skepful — skep·ful …   English syllables

  • skepful — noun the quantity a skep can hold • Hypernyms: ↑containerful …   Useful english dictionary

  • skep — /skep/, n. 1. a round farm basket of wicker or wood. 2. Also, skepful. the amount contained in a skep. 3. a beehive, esp. of straw. [bef. 1100; ME skeppe, late OE sceppe < ON skeppa half bushel; akin to G Scheffel] * * * …   Universalium

  • containerful — noun the quantity that a container will hold • Hypernyms: ↑indefinite quantity • Hyponyms: ↑armful, ↑bag, ↑bagful, ↑barrel, ↑barrelful, ↑barrow, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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