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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(said of a drinking-cup or powder flask) The amount that a horn holds..
Nwaka emptied the wine in his horn and hit it twice on the floor. He knew that a great story was coming, but did not want to appear too expectant. He poured himself another hornful.
Use hornful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hornful means (said of a drinking-cup or powder flask) The amount that a horn holds..
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Nwaka emptied the wine in his horn and hit it twice on the floor. He knew that a great story was coming, but did not want to appear too expectant. He poured himself another hornful.
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