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pock⋅et⋅ful

[pok-it-fool]
–noun, plural -fuls.
the amount that a pocket will hold.

Origin:
1605–15; pocket + -ful


See -ful.
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pock·et·ful   (pŏk'ĭt-fŏŏl')   
n.   pl. pock·et·fuls or pock·ets·ful (pŏk'ĭts-fŏŏl')
The amount that a pocket can hold.
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