shelfful

[ shelf-fool ]

noun,plural shelf·fuls.
  1. an amount adequate to fill a shelf: They buy canned goods by the shelfful.

  2. the amount contained on a shelf: We gave away a shelfful of books.

Origin of shelfful

1
First recorded in 1875–80; shelf + -ful

usage note For shelfful

See -ful.

Words Nearby shelfful

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How to use shelfful in a sentence

  • "Don't stop fer that; there's a shelfful of all kinds behind the counter," Barr interposed.

    Bar-20 Days | Clarence E. Mulford