bag·ful

[bag-fool]
noun, plural bag·fuls.
1.
the contents of or amount held by a bag: three bagfuls of groceries.
2.
the quantity required to fill a bag.
3.
a considerable amount: He has a bagful of clever ideas.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English; see bag, -ful


See -ful.
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bagful

noun
the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" [syn: bag
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Bagful is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
It can start with a pizza box and a few banana peels and before you know it, you have a whole bagful.
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