sockful

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noun

As much as a sock will hold.

“Distrusting banks, the eccentric old man kept a sockful of silver coins under his mattress.”

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Meanings

nounsockful (plural sockfuls or socksful)

plural sockfuls · plural socksful

  1. As much as a sock will hold.

    Distrusting banks, the eccentric old man kept a sockful of silver coins under his mattress.

Origin

From sock + -ful.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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