netful

noun

netful

noun

Etymology From net + -ful.

1

As much as a net will hold.

a netful of fish
It may be asked, What is a poor man's pot? Bacon, haply a pudding, or "dow-boy," a net of greens, or what not, and a netful of Potatoes.1889, Robert Fenn, “International Potato”, in Robert Hogg, editor, The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Home Farmer. […] , volume XVIII:

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Less than 15 years ago a bizarre contraption edged its way alongside a cherry-laden tree in Michigan. An iron hand reached out and shook the tree violently. The cherries fell into a net beneath; result: a netful of bruised cherries.1973 July 23, “Breakthrough!”, in agricultural situation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 7:

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