hatful

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hatful

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From hat + -ful.

noun hatfuls · hatsful

The amount that will fit into a hat. 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.
colloquial A large amount or number. a hatful of trouble

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@misc{hatful_2026,
  title = {hatful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hatful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}