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Definition of Chestfuls
1. chestful [n] - See also: chestful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chestfuls
Literary usage of Chestfuls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1853)
"... my lands out of mortgage, and my deeds redeem'd ? Clown. I cannot tell that,
sir; but we have had whole chestfuls of writings brought home to our house. ..."
2. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1850)
"... my lands out of mortgage, and my deeds redeem'd? Clown. I cannot tell that,
sir; but we have had whole chestfuls of writings brought home to our house. ..."
3. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James Child, George Lyman Kittredge (1884)
"He promises red gold and chestfuls of pence ; and one Sunday morning Margaret,
who has set out to go to church, is made — by magical operations, ..."
4. Outing (1893)
"The air was keen as Eastern lance and glittered with myriad diamond lights ; it
was as exhilarating as iced wine, and three chestfuls of it started me ..."
5. The Royal King, and Loyal Subject: A Woman Killed with Kindness by Thomas Heywood (1850)
"... my lands out of mortgage, and my deeds redeem'd? Clown. I cannot tell that,
sir; but we have had whole chestfuls of writings brought home to our house. ..."
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