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pipeful

pipeful

1 7.7
An amount of tobacco that fills a smoking pipe
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪpfəl/
: carga de tabaco
  • He filled his pipe with a generous pipeful of tobacco before relaxing by the fire.

Examples

  • He squatted beside a pile of trap rock, tamped down a pipeful of tobacco, and smoked with his crewmates until he heard the steam whistle's low moan.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • One pipeful of really good crack could stop the sonofabitch's heart.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • It was as he sat knocking out the dottle of a second pipeful that he became aware of small feet upon the stairway and the sound of a hand.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • After each pipeful, he felt more at ease and ready to share his stories.

  • She prepared a pipeful of her favorite blend to enjoy during the evening.

How Much

bagful
4 1.1
handful
88 1.0
pipeful
1 7.7

Surface Forms

pipeful singular
pipefuls plural

Morphology

pipeful = pipe (transparent) = pipe + ful

Standard deverbal/measure noun formation meaning 'an amount sufficient to fill a pipe', analogous to 'spoonful' or 'cupful'.

Etymology

Pipeful comes from pipe and -ful, just like handful or cupful. So, a pipeful is an amount of tobacco 'full of a pipe', enough to fill one pipe for smoking.