Definitions
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- noun The amount that will fit into a
hat - noun soccer, UK A large
number (usually talking about goalscoring chances)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- noun as many or as much as a hat will hold
Etymologies
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Examples
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He was in a very good temper, however, for he had won what his companions called a hatful of money on the steeple-chase, and he stood to win on other races that were to come off that afternoon.
Henry Dunbar A Novel 1875
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And why do strikers invariably miss a "hatful" of chances?
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Barcelona could have scored a hatful, but had to rely on goals from unlikely sources: Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal.
Real Madrid v Barcelona – as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2012
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"And they say he had a hatful for Armande when he sailed for Tahiti," the supercargo carried on the tale.
THE PEARLS OF PARLAY 2010
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If Brazil's finishing had matched the fluency of the rest of their play they would have won by a hatful.
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The reason for the champions' malaise was apparent on Saturday when, for all Newcastle United's last‑ditch gallantry, United should have won by a hatful but were held to the most frustrating of draws.
Manchester United lose killer instinct while Dimitar Berbatov waits 2011
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I see why you stupid people don't believe the ecomony is bad becasue you have money to donate to this Stupid uneducated racist dividing hatful woman that will never be the President of the USA. mr
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You just can't let a little thing like his being already dead get in the way of a good, irrational hatful desire to kill!
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Remember we all know that the Party of No have done nothing put cricized President Obama plan and hoping the President plan fails. 2010 can not call sooner to we can get ride of some more of you hatful nuts. makesUwonder
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Look how they have treated President Obama and his wife with nasty racist jokes and nasty hatful comments for the right wing white nuts.
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