Sackful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sackful is a noun meaning The amount a sack will contain.
Meaning
The amount a sack will contain.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) A large number or amount (of something).
- (obsolete) Intent on plunder.
Example Sentences
what can the Pope say more for his sackfull of traditions?
A sackful of sand won't help the soil here much, but a dump truck full would.
[…] away we went home again fraught with a Sackful of news to tell our Master.
1986, Hanif Kureishi, “Bradford” in Granta 20, Winter, 1986, p. 163, He received sackfuls of hate mail and few letters of support.
Word Forms
- sackfuls
- sacksful
Synonyms for sackful
Depending on context, synonyms include sack.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include floursack, sacque, supersack, sacket, minisack, saco.
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