What does tunful mean?
Tunful means Enough to fill a tun or cask..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Enough to fill a tun or cask..
Like essence there can bee tunfuls of it. It must come by drops, no showers of it.
At the same time, every effort will be made to soften prejudice by conciliatory language, winning souls by love and not by bitterness, and remembering the words of St. Francis of Sales, “that more hearts are gained by a spoonful of honey than by tunsful of vinegar.”
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Tunful means Enough to fill a tun or cask..
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Like essence there can bee tunfuls of it. It must come by drops, no showers of it.
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