Barful

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Enough to fill a bar (drinking establishment).

    "I want to go up to strangers on the street or people in my office and say “Please let me tell you about this very important thing that’s happened to me.” The way they say people in love want to shout it from the roof tops and new fathers buttonhole strangers with cigars and winners of lottery tickets want to buy barsful of strangers a round of drinks."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of obstructions. archaic, not-comparable

Example

More examples

"I want to go up to strangers on the street or people in my office and say “Please let me tell you about this very important thing that’s happened to me.” The way they say people in love want to shout it from the roof tops and new fathers buttonhole strangers with cigars and winners of lottery tickets want to buy barsful of strangers a round of drinks."

Etymology

From bar + -ful.

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