What does packetful mean?
Packetful means Enough to fill a packet..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Enough to fill a packet..
Benedicta called Harold into her room, leaving Meta without, a prey to envy at the preference thus shown; but a few kind words and a packetful of judiciously-bestowed chocolates pacified the soul and stomach of little Meta, who went to bed rejoicing.
We had been told that commuters walking these sidewalks day after day, and mailmen, and bobbies, had scattered packetfuls of flower garden seeds and that those seeds had produced a gay display.
He dropped a few packetsful of sugar on the desk and then sat.
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Packetful means Enough to fill a packet..
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Benedicta called Harold into her room, leaving Meta without, a prey to envy at the preference thus shown; but a few kind words and a packetful of judiciously-bestowed chocolates pacified the soul and stomach of little Meta, who went to bed rejoicing.
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