sackful

[ sak-fool ]

noun

, plural sack·fuls.

1. the amount a sack will hold.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sackful¹

First recorded in 1475–85; sack ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

Buy when they say you have to make your own bed they really mean it and hand you a sackful of straw.

From The Daily Beast

She obeyed, but the man who owed her the gold deceived her by giving her a sackful of earth.

From Project Gutenberg

I says to myself, they'll follow the track of that sackful of rocks to the shore and then drag the river for me.

From Project Gutenberg

I am master of a hundred arts, and have into the bargain a sackful of cunning.

From Project Gutenberg

The merchant gave him the cat, received a sackful of gold, and as soon as he had settled his affairs, started on his way back.

From Project Gutenberg

It appeared hard to believe that anyone could find pleasure in packing about a sackful of heavy rocks on a hot day.

From Project Gutenberg