Carful

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    As much as a car will hold. (Usually with reference to an automobile; sometimes with reference to a railroad car, especially in 19th-century texts.)

    "Tourists were arriving by the carful."

  2. 2
    the quantity that a car will hold wordnet

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carefulcautiousprudentwatchful

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"Tourists were arriving by the carful."

Etymology

From Middle English carful (“cartful”), equivalent to car + -ful. Shift in meaning follows that of "cart" to modern senses of car. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Koareful (“a cartful”), West Frisian karfol (“a cartful”), German Karrevoll (“a cartful”).

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