capful

noun — 2 senses

noun

/ˈkæpfʊl/

Etymology From cap + -ful.

The amount that will fit into a cap.

Nautical, Transport A light puff of wind.

"I warrant you were frighted, wer'n't you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?"1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, page 9:
" Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful."1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 182:

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