houseful

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noun

as many as a house will hold

OriginMiddle English housful →
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Meanings

nounhouseful (plural housefuls or housesful)

plural housefuls · plural housesful

  1. as many as a house will hold

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhousful
  2. Englishhouseful

From Middle English housful, equivalent to house + -ful.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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