ankleful

noun

ankleful

noun

Etymology From ankle + -ful.

1

A quantity that covers or fills an ankle.

But you do want to redirect the energy so that you don't wind up catching an ankleful of claws, says Margaret Thompson, D.V.M., a veterinarian in Colleyville, Texas.2000, PetSpeak: Share Your Pet's Secret Language!:
They snow the shop floor blind, anklefuls, silencing footfall, corkscrewing in blocks of sun — how light and illiterate with glee they settle.2001, Indiana Review - Volume 23, page 103:

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That's a sure blueprint for: A— tripping the base runner and, B—inviting a painful ankleful of spikes and/or broken bones.2016, Tom DeMichael, Baseball FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Pastime:

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