Pillowful

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Enough to fill a pillow.

    "Well, Mrs. Colonel’s Wife, there are some more white feathers for you to send. Indeed, now I come to think of it, you will need many pillowfuls."

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"Well, Mrs. Colonel’s Wife, there are some more white feathers for you to send. Indeed, now I come to think of it, you will need many pillowfuls."

Etymology

From pillow + -ful.

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