Pewful
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An amount sufficient to fill a pew.
"(On these two pewsful you will not wonder at me refraining from looking a second time.) Around and beneath sat many an aged, many an experienced saint, to give edification to whom seemed less becoming than to receive it from them; many a friend in whose converse I had delighted; many a companion of my youth; many an erring fellow man, to all of whom I in my weaknesss was now to speak—and on what subject?"
Example
More examples"(On these two pewsful you will not wonder at me refraining from looking a second time.) Around and beneath sat many an aged, many an experienced saint, to give edification to whom seemed less becoming than to receive it from them; many a friend in whose converse I had delighted; many a companion of my youth; many an erring fellow man, to all of whom I in my weaknesss was now to speak—and on what subject?"
Etymology
From pew + -ful.
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