hatful

plural hatfuls · plural hatsful

1. The amount that will fit into a hat.

   It was not quite enough time to tackle the wood-fired bathtub contraption, but it was plenty enough to motor up a long, winding hill to the north, where almost a year before we'd found hatfuls and shirtfuls of morel mushrooms with Erik's friend Breakfast.

   2013, Ben Hewitt, Saved: How I Quit Worrying about Money and Became the Richest Guy in the World

2. colloquialA large amount or number.

   a hatful of money

   1 more example

   a hatful of trouble