hatful

English

Etymology

hat +‎ -ful.

Noun

hatful (plural hatfuls or hatsful)

1. The amount that will fit into a hat.
   • 2013, Ben Hewitt, Saved: How I Quit Worrying about Money and Became the Richest Guy in the World:

     It was not quite enough time to tackle the wood-fired bathtub contraption, but it was plenty enough to motor up a long, winding hill to the north, where almost a year before we'd found hatfuls and shirtfuls of morel mushrooms with Erik's friend Breakfast.

2. (colloquial) A large amount or number.

   a hatful of trouble

   a hatful of money

Translations

amount that will fit into a hat

• Finnish: hatullinen (fi)
• Norman: chap'lée f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Middle English

Adjective

hatful

1. Alternative form of hateful