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Definition of Pouchful
1. as much as a pouch can hold [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pouchful
Literary usage of Pouchful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)
"ming of bees and gnats, of the distant rumble of the sea that drifted to him only
in lulls, or of the gopher, just under his foot, shoving a pouchful of ..."
2. Mud & Guts: A Look at the Common Soldier of the American Revolution by Bill Mauldin (1978)
"... allowing a slight, icy trickle down the neck in exchange for the comforting
surety of a pouchful of crisp paper cartridges. In a really driving rain, ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1865)
"... a cap-pouchful of rupees which he had tied under his knee—the only thing there
was to take; for, among the four, there remained “only one flannel shirt, ..."
4. Beyond the Old Frontier: Adventures of Indian-fighters, Hunters, and Fur-traders by George Bird Grinnell (1913)
"... which lasted upward of two hours, during which he fired a pouchful of balls
into the animal's body, which spat them out as fast as they were shot in. ..."
5. The English Illustrated Magazine (1884)
"... gave another kiss to his daughter, threw her two Venetian ducats, bidding her
spend them for the old man, and ho would bring a pouchful more next time, ..."
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