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pocketful

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From pocket + -ful.

  1. The amount that a pocket would hold.

    White came to City Hall on Monday morning, entering through a basement window, with a gun and a pocketful of bullets.

  2. A small or moderate amount.

    This Government came in with a pocketful of promises. Every time the Prime Minister (Mr. Mulroney) saw two farmers at a crossroads he had five more promises to make.

    Much more than a pocketful of fun awaits in this collection of rhymes and poems!

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