scuttleful

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English skuttylfull; equivalent to scuttle +‎ -ful.

Noun[edit]

scuttleful (plural scuttlefuls or scuttlesful)

  1. Enough to fill a scuttle.
    a scuttleful of coal