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Meanings of hatful in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
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(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

montão
Usage of hatful in English
1
He returned presently and deposited a hatful of nuts in her lap.
The Grey Cloak
2
If Rubin keep defending like that Barça will have a hatful tonight.
The Guardian
3
The sorely afflicted animal licked his lips, and looked up for another hatful.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
4
One could buy a hatful of Koh-i-Noors with the same money, no doubt.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
5
So on this day, when Joe appeared with a hatful, there was excitement.
On Our Selection
6
Six hundred and fifty miles on a hatful of provisions.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
7
Take a hatful of pine shavings and remove the hat.
Skiddoo!
8
So he picked up one hatful, and told Mr. Woodchuck to carry the other.
The Tale of Peter Mink / Sleepy-Time Tales
9
The reference to Mr Ahern's remarks lay deep in a veritable hatful of chuckles.
The Irish Times
10
Also a hatful of money was to be made of this job, managed snugly.
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
11
It only needs a hatful of rumours to set Jerusalemites at one another's throats.
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
12
Come up, boys, and get each a hatful of dollars.
The Rules of the Game
13
Come down off your art perch, Carry, and let's land that hatful of dollars.
Cabbages and Kings
14
Has had a hatful of enemies, among them are such members of the Police Dept.
The new yorker
15
They were nearly always in control without creating a hatful of chances, yet they still
The Irish Times
16
Cardinal Ranulf might as well have asked for the moon or a hatful of stars.
Hood
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