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Definition of Teemful
1. a. Pregnant; prolific.
Definition of Teemful
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Pregnant; prolific. ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) Brimful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teemful
1. full to overflowing [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teemful
Literary usage of Teemful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1782)
"The fame alfo occurs in Ray's North-Country words : to teem, to pour out, or lade.
Alfo teemful, brimful: having as much as can be teemed in; ie poured in, ..."
2. Observations Upon the Poems of Thomas Rowley: In which the Authenticity of by Jacob Bryant (1781)
"Alfo teemful, brimful': having as much a. can be teemed in ; ie poured in. p.
60, 6i. Accordingly, der-teeming muft ..."
3. The Lady of Dardale and Other Poems by Horace Eaton Walker (1886)
"... teemful art in climes Not native to her reign, but Friendship's claims Permit
her welcome maid a niche wit li ;ill That woo the muses' lyre to deathless ..."
4. The Bookman (1902)
"or, looking off, utters the teemful predication, "Here she comes !" Witness :
The Provoked Wife. Enter Sir John. Soliloquy. "What cloying meat is love when ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1888)
"... a little more southward on the teemful banks of the brook which bears his
name : Snaresbrook. ..."
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