landful

English

Etymology

land +‎ -ful

Noun

landful

1. As many as fill the land.
   • 1838, Donald Moodie, The Record Or, A Series of Official Papers Relative to the Condition and Treatment of the Native Tribes of South Africa:

     Thusit may be seen that there is little appearance of peace, but much of war; may the Almighty bless the Company with his support and help, to preserve our handful of people, against this landful of savages.

   • 2009, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper, Herland, and Selected Writings, page 55:

     As for us—three young men to a whole landful of women— what could we do?

   • 2010, Trey R. Barker, The Cancer Chronicles, page 79:

     A slight positive intention amidst a landful of dung, and a sad one...but worth the vision just the same.