hoodful

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noun

Enough to fill a hood.

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Meanings

nounhoodful (plural hoodfuls)

plural hoodfuls

  1. rareEnough to fill a hood.

    I cautiously raised the hood, freed a hoodful of smoke-steam, but there was no flame. As the smoke blew away I leaned over the radiator. I didn't expect to see anything that made sense to me; I don't know a distributor from a water pump.

    1960, Berry Fleming, The Winter Rider, page 24

Origin

From hood + -ful.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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