Netful

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    As much as a net will hold.

    "a netful of fish"

Example

More examples

"It may be asked, What is a poor man's pot? Bacon, haply a pudding, or "dow-boy," a net of greens, or what not, and a netful of Potatoes."

Etymology

From net + -ful.

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