Definitions

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  • noun the amount that a breast will carry or hold.

Etymologies

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breast +‎ -ful

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Examples

  • Mullen, in his dress blues with a breastful of ribbons and the gold braid of a full admiral—one thick and three thin around each forearm above the wrist—felt he had successfully reached out to the Illinois senator.

    Obama’s Wars Bob Woodward 2010

  • It leaves the viewer with a breastful of unresolved emotions, questions and daydreams about The Show That Never Was, which is testament to how appealing this opening chapter really is.

    Archive 2006-11-26 2006

  • And again he inhaled a prodigious breastful of the mountain air.

    The Human Chord Algernon Blackwood 1910

  • He wished Mr. Durance could behold it now and have such a breastful.

    One of Our Conquerors — Complete George Meredith 1868

  • He wished Mr. Durance could behold it now and have such a breastful.

    One of Our Conquerors — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868

  • He wished Mr. Durance could behold it now and have such a breastful.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

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  • Something excellent. As breasts are excellent.

    December 23, 2008

  • a bobbering broastful bouncing boonty on bisplay

    December 31, 2008