Mineful
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An amount sufficient to fill a mine.
"The Americans abandoned what had become a more than useless concession, and to-day a mineful of water, colored with copper sulphates and lapping undetermined streaks of ore, remains the property of the Virgin of Cobre."
- 2 A large amount, particularly of something obtained through mining. figuratively
"Oh this earth is a mineful of treasure, A goblet, that's full to the brim,"
Example
More examples"The Americans abandoned what had become a more than useless concession, and to-day a mineful of water, colored with copper sulphates and lapping undetermined streaks of ore, remains the property of the Virgin of Cobre."
Etymology
From mine + -ful.
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