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hatful

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Noun1.hatfulhatful - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
2.hatful - as many or as much as a hat will hold
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold


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A hatful of rain makes high water in the Neckar, and a basketful produces an overflow.
"Yes, there is something in be hatful, repulsive," thought Levin, as he came away from the Shtcherbatskys', and walked in the direction of his brother's lodgings.
He would eat raw meat and dance his war-dance: so we always had a hatful of pennies after a day's work.
 
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