kneeful

plural kneefuls

1. Enough to cover of fill a knee.

   But I still had a kneeful of saddle.

   1969, Reginald Ottley, Brumbie Dust: A Selection of Stories, page 99

   2 more examples

   Its middle log had never been properly spiked down or tied with baling wire, so I always got a kneeful of water when I stepped on it.

   1988, Cully Gage, A Love Affair With the U.P., page 25

   He never touched the Molloys, but Penny got a kneeful of black gravel once.

   2015, Aoife Walsh, Too Close to Home

2. A blow with the knee.

   Get off or I'll let you have a kneeful right where you live.

   2011, Helen Hodgman, Jack and Jill, page 64

comparative more kneeful · superlative most kneeful

1. Prayerful.

   It's the thing to do after a thoughtful kneeful study of the case as put by John.

   2012, S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon, Quiet Talks on John's Gospel