brakeful

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noun

Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).

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brakeload
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Meanings

nounbrakeful (plural brakefuls)

plural brakefuls

  1. Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).

    Once she had been like some spirited young horse, dragging a brakeful of people to happiness. But of late she had felt their weight.

    1913, Lady Lawrence, Tess Harcourt, page 239

    Synonyms: brakeload

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEnough to fill a brake (type of carriage).

Similar
brakeload
Also see
brakeload

Origin

From brake + -ful.

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Cite this entry
APA

brakeful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brakeful

MLA

“brakeful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brakeful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brakeful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brakeful.

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