beltful

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

belt +‎ -ful

Noun[edit]

beltful (plural beltfuls or beltsful)

  1. As much as a belt will hold.
    • 1926, Oswald Kendall, The Missing Island, page 191:
      The cook has his revolver and a beltful of cartridges. I have a loaded revolver, but I shall leave that with you.