pocketful

[ pok-it-foo l ]

/ ˈpɒk ɪtˌfʊl /

the amount that a pocket will hold.

Origin of pocketful

First recorded in 1605–15; pocket + -ful

See -ful.

He always carries a pocketful of corn, and day by day entices the birds further and further away.

Poachers and Poaching |John Watson
A pocketful of small change will make many a rough place smooth.

Of Walks and Walking Tours |Arnold Haultain
Tiens, and she emptied before me a pocketful of pawn tickets.

Our House |Elizabeth Robins Pennell
I am going there to see if I cannot obtain concrete proof—perhaps a pocketful of tokens.

"To Invade New York...." |Irwin Lewis

I screamed; but the Bedouin would not let me down until I promised him the other pocketful of raisins.

The Syrian Christ |Abraham Mitrie Rihbany

pocketful

/ (ˈpɒkɪtfʊl) /

as much as a pocket will hold

informal a large amount it cost him a pocketful of money