Capful

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  • noun. The amount that a cap can hold.
  • idiom. (a capful of wind) A sudden breeze.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. As much as fills a cap; a small quantity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. As much as will fill a cap.
  • noun. a light puff of wind.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The amount that will fit into a cap.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the quantity that a cap will hold
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    "This is only what we sailors call a capful of wind. ""
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