capful
/ˈkæpfʊl/
noun 2
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1VERB + CAPFUL
blew, isn't
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noun
1
The amount that will fit into a cap.
2
A light puff of wind.
"I warrant you were frighted, wer'n't you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?"
" Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful."
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"I warrant you were frighted, wer'n't you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?"
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" Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful."
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