skinful

English

Etymology

skin +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɪnfəl/
• Hyphenation: skin‧ful

Noun

skinful (plural skinfuls or skinsful)

1. Enough to fill a skin.

   a skinful of wine

2. (colloquial) Enough alcoholic drink to cause inebriation.

   I wasn't thinking straight – I'd had a skinful that night.

   • 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer

     When methodist preachers come down,

     A-preaching that drinking is sinful,

     I'll wager the rascals a crown,

     They always preach best with a skinful.

Anagrams

• Lufkins, sinkful