Definition of Lapful

1. Noun. The quantity that can be held in the lap.

Generic synonyms: Containerful

Definition of Lapful

1. n. As much as the lap can contain.

Definition of Lapful

1. Noun. As much as somebody's lap can hold. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lapful

1. as much as the lap can hold [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapful

lapatinib
lapatinib ditosylate
lapboard
lapboards
lapcat
lapcats
lapdance
lapdances
lapdog
lapdogs
lapel
lapeled
lapelled
lapelless
lapels
lapful (current term)
lapfuls
laphamite
lapheld
lapicide
lapicides
lapidarian
lapidaries
lapidarious
lapidarist
lapidary
lapidate
lapidated
lapidates
lapidating

Literary usage of Lapful

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"THE lapful OF NUTS. Whene'er I see soft hazel eyes, And nut-brown curls, I think of those bright days I spent Among the Limerick girls; When up through ..."

2. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"A lapful of Irish stew. IT was observed a little way back that English boarding-houses were much like other boarding- houses in the civilized world. ..."

3. The Golden Treasury of Irish Songs and Lyrics by Charles Welsh (1907)
"THE lapful OF NUTS WHENE'ER I see soft hazel eyes, And nut-brown curls, I think of those bright days I spent Among the Limerick girls; When up through ..."

4. Life of William Blake: With Selections from His Poems and Other Writings by Alexander Gilchrist (1880)
"THOU hast a lapful of seed And this a fair country. Why dost thou not cast thy seed And live in it merrily ?' ' Shall I cast it on the sand And turn it into ..."

5. My African Home: Or, Bush Life in Natal when a Young Colony 1852-7 by Eliza Whigham Feilden (1887)
"I have sent you a little vignette, you perceive— Leyland's lapful. We have some pets evidently. About ten days ago a hen hatched thirteen lively chickens, ..."

6. Irish Love-songs by Katharine Tynan (1892)
"The lapful of Nuts. SIR SAMUEL FERGUSON. WHENE'ER I see soft hazel eyes And nut-brown curls, I think of those bright days I spent Among the Limerick girls; ..."

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