Definition of Tableful

1. Noun. As much as fills a table. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tableful

1. as much as a table can hold [n TABLEFULS or TABLESFUL]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tableful

table turning
table wine
tableau
tableau vivant
tableaus
tableaux
tablebase
tablebases
tablebook
tablebooks
tablecloth
tableclothed
tablecloths
tabled
tablefork
tableful (current term)
tablefuls
tablehood
tablehopper
tablehoppers
tableland
tablelands
tableless
tablelike
tableman
tablemat
tablemate
tablemates
tablemats
tablement

Literary usage of Tableful

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

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"As ild, much as a table will hoi be seated round a table. or as many as can One man who is a little too literal can spoil the talk of a whole tableful of ..."

2. In the Brush; Or, Old-time Social, Political, and Religious Life in the by Hamilton Wilcox Pierson (1881)
"These in turn gave place to others, and so tableful succeeded tableful for hours. While the feasting was going on, the others were enjoying themselves in ..."

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