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hatful
noun 2
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1HATFUL + NOUN
money
Definitions
noun
1
The amount that will fit into a hat.
It was not quite enough time to tackle the wood-fired bathtub contraption, but it was plenty enough to motor up a long, winding hill to the north, where almost a year before we'd found hatfuls and shirtfuls of morel mushrooms with Erik's friend Breakfast.
2
A large amount or number.
a hatful of trouble
a hatful of money
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It was not quite enough time to tackle the wood-fired bathtub contraption, but it was plenty enough to motor up a long, winding hill to the north, where almost a year before we'd found hatfuls and shi
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a hatful of trouble
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a hatful of money
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