capful

English

Etymology

From cap +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæpfʊl/

Noun

capful (plural capfuls or capsful)

1. The amount that will fit into a cap.
2. (nautical) A light puff of wind.
   • 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, page 9:

     "I warrant you were frighted, wer'n't you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?"

   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 182:

     " Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful."

Translations

the amount that will fit into a cap

• Finnish: korkillinen
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} lán caipín m