purseful
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English pursfull, porsful, equivalent to purse + -ful.
Noun edit
purseful (plural pursefuls)
- As much as a purse can hold.
- 1999, Rebecca Brandewyne, And Gold Was Ours, page 124:
- After claiming his prize the matador then retrieved his montera from the queen, who returned the hat along with a purseful of gold coins.
Translations edit
as much as a purse can hold
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