purseful

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noun

As much as a purse can hold.

OriginMiddle English pursfull →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounpurseful (plural pursefuls)

plural pursefuls

  1. As much as a purse can hold.

    After claiming his prize the matador then retrieved his montera from the queen, who returned the hat along with a purseful of gold coins.

    1999, Rebecca Brandewyne, And Gold Was Ours, page 124

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpursfull
  2. Englishpurseful

From Middle English pursfull, porsful, equivalent to purse + -ful.

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Anagrams

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APA

purseful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purseful

MLA

“purseful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purseful. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purseful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purseful.

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