plateful
nounEtymology From plate + -ful.
1
The quantity contained on a plate.
- Witness to this is the appointment by the Minister of Transport of an Under-Secretary who will concentrate on Channel Tunnel affairs—and Mr O. F. Gingell is evidently expected to have a plateful of work for some long time to come.1964 June, “News and Comment: Channel Tunnel finance”, in Modern Railways, page 371: