Mineful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mineful is a noun meaning An amount sufficient to fill a mine.
Meaning
An amount sufficient to fill a mine.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) A large amount, particularly of something obtained through mining.
Example Sentences
Oh this earth is a mineful of treasure, A goblet, that's full to the brim,
I had taken all this with a mineful of salt and had not been calling Violet more often.
Next came a glittering cloud, all wisps and sparkles, which eventually revealed itself to be Miss Daisy Athensasy in a swansdown-trimmed gown and a mineful of diamonds.
The Americans abandoned what had become a more than useless concession, and to-day a mineful of water, colored with copper sulphates and lapping undetermined streaks of ore, remains the property of the Virgin of Cobre.
Word Forms
- minefuls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moonful, wellful, fill, cavernful, heapful, tinful.
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